11. How much water does your household use in a month? What percentage of your water goes to landscaping, vegetable gardening, toilet flushing, dishwashing, bathing, laundry, cooking and drinking?
12. Map your water from precipitation to your tap and back to precipitation.
13. Name three grasses that grow in your region. Which are native?
14. Name three resident and three migratory birds in your area.
15. From what direction do winter storms generally come to your region?
16. How long is your bioregion's growing season?
17. What fruits, nuts and vegetables are native to your region? Name three people who know how to preserve some kind of food until the next harvest.
18. Soil's ability to absorb and hold water for healthy water cycling helps to keep a region cool and soil structure healthy. Which of the following disrupts soil's ability to absorb and hold water? Paved roads. Parking lots. Shopping malls. Data storage centers. Solar PV facilities. All of the above.
19. Name five minerals within your watershed. What mines are active? What industries mine these ores? What mines have been abandoned? How do the tailings affect wildlife and public health?
20. How much garbage does your town generate, annually, and where does it go?
21. Give directions for composting non-dairy and non-meat kitchen scraps.
22. Name three ways to keep cool in summer without air conditioning.
23. Name three people who know how to make salves and tinctures from your region's native herbs to heal wounds, flus and infections.
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