HYDROSPHERE Vocab Terms & Topics Needed for the Exam

HYDROSPHERE Vocab Terms & Topics Needed for the Exam:

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KQ1

Storage Zones of Water and % in Each (Oceans, Rivers, Lakes, Icecaps, etc.)

Global Water (Hydrologic) Cycle

Local Water Cycle: Evaporation; Precipitation; Interception; Runoff; Infiltration; Groundwater

Effect of Agriculture, Industry, and Domestic Use on Stores of Freshwater

Coastal Inundation

Flooding causes from urban development, deforestation, and agriculture

Groundwater stores/aquifers structure/use: Confined; Unconfined; Perched

KQ2

Impact of Climate Change/Global Warming on sea and ice volumes

Impact of rising sea levels on flooding in low-lying areas (Historically and Now)

Impact of population growth on water supplies and health (LEDC vs MEDC)

KQ3

Management of water supply (local and regional)

How different areas of world get water based on location

Use of Dams and Reservoirs:  Advantages – water supply, recreation, power, environment; Disadvantages – Cost, silting, environmental, economic

Water conflict between nations

Water supply in arid countries – groundwater and desalination

KQ4

Pollution of groundwater: metals, nutrients, and organic compounds

Eutrophication of lakes and rivers (sources and effects)

Impact of sewage disposal on water bodies

Health and environmental impacts of sewage disposal

Marine pollution impacts of aquatic and bird life and coastal environment

Management of pollution via waste controls (waste water, treatment plants, etc.)