Day 2: Surface Water
Read the attached text and answer the questions below.
1. Describe the distribution of water on Earth. Where is most of the freshwater located?
2. Explain why fresh water is considered a limited resource.
3. Explain why pollution in a watershed poses a potential threat to the river system that flows through it.
4. List two factors that determine where an organism lives in an aquatic ecosystem.
5. Compare the littoral zone of a lake with the benthic zone of a lake.
6. Describe Eutrophication. Why does it cause a drop in dissolved oxygen?
7. List environmental functions that wetlands provide.
8. How have humans impacted wetlands?
9. Describe one threat against river ecosystems.
1. Describe the distribution of water on Earth. Where is most of the freshwater located?
2. Explain why fresh water is considered a limited resource.
3. Explain why pollution in a watershed poses a potential threat to the river system that flows through it.
4. List two factors that determine where an organism lives in an aquatic ecosystem.
5. Compare the littoral zone of a lake with the benthic zone of a lake.
6. Describe Eutrophication. Why does it cause a drop in dissolved oxygen?
7. List environmental functions that wetlands provide.
8. How have humans impacted wetlands?
9. Describe one threat against river ecosystems.
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You will use Google Maps to create your own river basin. If you are using an iOS device (iPhone or iPad) go to safari and search “my maps”. If you open it in the app it will not work. A link to a pdf of the instructions can be found below.
In assignment 2, to create a new map, go to the top left corner and select "Your Places", click on "Maps" then "Create Map" at the bottom.
When you finish with your map, you do not need to print. Instead, share it with your teacher (there is an option to share in the box on the left of your map)
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In assignment 2, to create a new map, go to the top left corner and select "Your Places", click on "Maps" then "Create Map" at the bottom.
When you finish with your map, you do not need to print. Instead, share it with your teacher (there is an option to share in the box on the left of your map)
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