Discuss one (1) of the USA water regions – The East (Humid Climates, Floods, Pollution, Water Quality) or The West (Arid Climates, Drought, Forest Fires, Water Quantity).
Include major river basins, lakes, wetlands, and aquifers. Describe and discuss the major geologic controls, environmental challenges, and water supply issues within that hydrological region.
2) What is a “drainage basin” (also called a”watershed”)? Give two (2) examples (one in USA and the other in another nation or region). What is a drainage “divide”? Give an example.
3) Water is renewable resource and a multi-use resource and who are the major users? What human activity uses the vast majority of the world’s fresh water?
Additional Resource Links:
Watersheds and Drainage Basins (usgs.gov)
Wetlands/Lakes/Streams (llojibwe.org)
