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Most of the southwest US is desert with little surface water and rare periods of seasonal "monsoon" type rains. Farm crop plants (unlike desert plants) cannot handle this scarcity of water.

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Why do farmers in the southwest United States use irrigation?

low precipitation


Do farmers in the American southwest use irrigation?

Absolutely. Without irrigation, they would be able to produce very little.


Why do farmers in the southwest use irrigation?

Most of the southwest US is desert with little surface water and rare periods of seasonal "monsoon" type rains. Farm crop plants (unlike desert plants) cannot handle this scarcity of water.


Why is irrigation important in the Southwest?

Irrigation is important in the Southwest because it helps support agriculture in a region that has limited rainfall. It allows farmers to grow crops and sustain livestock by providing a controlled water supply to compensate for the arid climate. Without irrigation, agriculture in the Southwest would be severely limited.


In what parts of Southwest Asia can farmers probably grow crops without irrigation?

Farmers in parts of Southwest Asia with higher annual rainfall, such as the northern regions of Turkey and Iran, may be able to grow crops without irrigation. Additionally, some coastal areas near the Mediterranean Sea may have suitable conditions for rain-fed agriculture.


Do few farmers in the southwest region use irrigation for crops?

Producers in the southwestern United States must use irrigation most of the time to raise crops, simply because, most of the time, there's insufficient moisture, without irrigation, to raise and produce crops. So the answer to this question is no.


Few farmers in the southwest region use irrigation for crops?

Producers in the southwestern United States must use irrigation most of the time to raise crops, simply because, most of the time, there's insufficient moisture, without irrigation, to raise and produce crops. So the answer to this question is no.


What do you call it when farmers water their fields with water from the ground or river?

Irrigation.


What technological developments is MOST closely associated with the Native Americans who lived in what is now the southwest corner of the US?

Irrigation if you're on Plato.


What is it called when farmers water their fields with water from the ground of a river?

This is called irrigation - specifically it is "surface irrigation".


What factors helped allow for irrigated farming in the arid southwest of the US?

The main factor that led to irrigated farming in the southwest was the invention of the center-pivot irrigation system. The system was invented in 1948 by Frank Zybach, a farmer from Strasburg, Colorado. Much of the water used for irrigation in the Southwest US is from the Colorado River and groundwater.


To do this farmers moved water from rivers?

Irrigation