Expansion of Irrigation and Ranching — Quiz

Question 1

Which group often gained water rights under the prior appropriation system?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Anglo settlers

Question 2

Why are waffle gardens especially effective in the Southwest?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

They conserve water by trapping it near plants' roots.

Question 3

What does transhumance mean in ranching?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

rotating herds to different pastures during the year

Question 4

Which Indigenous group is most associated with waffle gardens?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Pueblo

Question 5

Why was Navajo-Churro wool important to New Mexico's economy in the 1800s?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

It was traded across long distances.

Question 6

Why did new settlers have an advantage in claiming land and water?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

They had access to courts and paperwork.

Question 7

What was one major irrigation project funded by the Reclamation Act?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Elephant Butte Dam

Question 8

How did vaqueros shape community life in New Mexico?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

They passed down herding skills and knowledge.

Question 9

How did the acequia system encourage community cooperation?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

by having all members share water and maintain ditches

Question 10

How did fencing land affect traditional ranching practices?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

It limited herd movement and harmed open grazing.

Expansion of Irrigation and Ranching — Quiz Answers