MDRB Poster

Almond farms operate water pumps ____ hours a day.

• 12

• 14

• 16

• 18

How many irrigated farms are there is the MDRB?

• 5100

• 6200

• 8800

• 9200

The state that used the most water for agriculture is

• VIC

• NSW

• QLD

• SA

How is the climate of the MDRB changing?

• it is getting more flooding

• it is getting drier

• there are shorter periods between rain events

• It has more cyclones

Most of the salt interception schemes in the MDRB are in the

• north

• south

• east

• west

Soil salinity is linked to a _______ water table

• dropping

• absent

• rising

• intermittant

If you were a farmer in the MDRB the best place to be is in the

• south

• north

• east

• west

Soil salinity results from ______ watering crops in the MDRB

• no

• under

• over