standard_description: Interpret the equation y = mx + b as defining a linear function, whose graph is a straight line; give examples of functions that are not linear. For example, the function A = s2 giving the area of a square as a function of its side length is not linear because its graph contains the points (1,1), (2,4) and (3,9), which are not on a straight line.
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California is in the fifth year of a drought. Towns have been asked to decrease water use across the state. The graph below shows the water storage in Lake Sonoma, a reservoir in Northern California from 1988, shortly after it was first filled, until February 1, 2015.
What questions do you have looking at the graph?
Describe some of the features of the graph.
What might explain these features?  (Consider data collection, weather events and reservoir management decisions.)
Based on the given information, should the region that depends on Lake Sonoma for water use implement additional water conservation measures?
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