Question

When the San Joaquin Valley sunk by nearly 28 feet, how did the community fix the problem? Select one: a. Transported water from distant mountains to flood the area b. Reduced farming for a 5-year period c. Accessed water from a neighboring watershed d. Began providing limits on water usage

Answer 1

a. Transported water from distant mountains to flood the area

Step-by-step explanation:

• Californian san Joaquin valley is a central valley of California that experiences a drought due to depletion of the groundwater and in 1920 it sunk up to 28 feet.

• As this region depends on large volumes of water this region is considered to be arid and semi-arid, the California state water project diverted surface water into the valley helped to prevent spring flood.