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Ch 7 lesson 2
Irrigation and Dams
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What part of Idaho requires irrigation for farming? | Southern Idaho |
| What did southern Idaho do to get more water for farming? | They dug canals (waterways) from streams, rivers, and lakes to their fields. |
| Name another form of irrigation besides canals/ditches. | sprinkling systems using pipes |
| What was The Carey Act? | the act allowed private companies to build irrigation systems in desert states and sell water to farmers |
| Which state was the most successful Carey Act state in the nation? | Idaho |
| Besides sprinkling systems and canals, how else can people control the flow of water? | With dams. |
| What was the first hydroelectric dam on the Snake River? | Swan Falls |
| What is hydroelectricity? | electricity created by dams |
| How did hydroelectric power get from dams to cities? | Through wires |
| How was hydroelectric power used? | It powered pumps and sprinklers, electric washing machines, irons and vacuum cleaners, and electric stoves, and electric heat. |
| What was the purpose of the Swan Falls dam? | To provide electric power for mining towns in the Owyhee Mountains, and later to the farms in the Boise Valley. |
| What pioneer group built canal systems from Bear Lake to Soda Springs, Bancroft, Lund, Grace and other towns? | Mormon Settlers |
| Which Mormon leader designed The Great Feeder Dam near Idaho Falls? | Thomas Ricks |
| What was The Minidoka Project? | 7 dams and hundreds of miles of canals that stretched from the Idaho desert into Wyoming. |
| What 5 major crops did the Minidoka Project help bring to Idaho? | Sugar Beets, Idaho potatoes, alfalfa, wheat and barley |
| What Idaho town is nicknamed the "Potato Capital of the World"? | Blackfoot, ID |
| Who planned and helped to build the Milner Dam on the Snake River? | Ira Perrine |
| What Idaho cities were named after people who helped Ira Perrine build the Milner Dam? | Kimberly, Milner, and Murtaugh |
| What was "The Boise Project"? | The building of the New York Canal. |
| How did The New York Canal get its name? | Rich men living in New York were going to pay for building the canal. |
| How long did it take to build the New York Canal? | Almost 30 years. |
| What brought Mary Hallock Foote and Arthur Foote to Idaho? | Mr. Foote was designing the New York Canal. |
| For what is Mary Hallock Foote best remembered? | She wrote novels, essays and poems about life in Idaho. she also created drawings. |
| Where can you see a collection of Mary Hallock Foote's drawings today? | The Boise Public Library |
| What was the Bear River Project? | the building of 4 dams: Soda, Oneida, Grace, and Cove dams. |
| Name the third largest dam in the United States. | Dworshak Dam |
| Name the dam on the Boise River. | Arrowrock Dam. |
| Why was the town of Arrowrock moved? | The building of Arrowrock Dam would create a lake that would cover the town if it didn't move. |
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