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Which example best shows regional economic specialization in Colorado?
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- Technology on the Front Range, tourism in mountains, and agriculture on the plains
Which challenge is closely tied to Front Range urban growth?
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- Rising demand for housing, transportation, energy, and water
Why is irrigation central to farming in much of Colorado?
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- Natural precipitation is limited and uneven
What could a low-snowpack year affect in Colorado?
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- Runoff, reservoirs, irrigation, municipal supplies, and downstream flows
Why does Colorado’s headwaters position give it national importance?
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- Water beginning there serves people and ecosystems far downstream
Why is the Continental Divide important beyond being a mountain feature?
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- It separates major drainage basins and affects water management
Which land use is most likely to become more limited at very high elevations in Colorado?
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- Large-scale crop farming
What does Colorado show about the effect of elevation on climate?
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- Nearby places can have very different climates when their elevations differ greatly
Why does eastern Colorado support more large-scale farming than the high mountains?
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- Flatter land and broader agricultural areas make mechanized farming easier
Which combination best explains why population is concentrated along Colorado’s Front Range?
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- Terrain, transportation, water access, jobs, and urban development
Which statement best connects Colorado’s geography to its economy?
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- Mountains support tourism and water, plains support agriculture, and cities support services and technology
Which groups can compete for limited Colorado water supplies?
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- Cities, agriculture, ecosystems, and interstate users
Why is irrigation important in Colorado agriculture?
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- Much of the state is too dry for reliable farming on rainfall alone
Why can Colorado water decisions affect other states?
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- Major rivers begin in Colorado and flow downstream
How does mountain snowpack act like a natural reservoir?
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- It stores winter precipitation and releases water as it melts
Which uses depend on Colorado’s water resources?
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- Cities, farms, ecosystems, recreation, and downstream communities
Why is Colorado’s approximate $97,000 GDP-per-resident figure not the same as personal income?
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- GDP per capita measures output, not what each person earns
What does GDP per capita calculate?
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- Economic output divided by population
Why should current-dollar GDP and real GDP not be treated as the same measure?
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- Real GDP adjusts for price changes while current-dollar GDP does not
About how much did Colorado’s real GDP grow from 2024 to 2025?
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- 2.1 percent