7: Water Availability and Use

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    The Great Lakes region of North America as seen from space.
    Figure 7.1 Great Lakes from Space. The Great Lakes hold 21% of the world’s surface fresh water. Lakes are an important surface water resource.
    Learning Objectives
    • Understand how the water cycle operates
    • Know the causes and effects of depletion in different water reservoirs
    • Understand how we can work toward solving the water supply crisis
    • Understand the major kinds of water pollutants and how they degrade water quality
    • Understand how we can work toward solving the crisis involving water pollution

    Chapter Outline

    • 7.1 Water Cycle and Fresh Water Supply
    • 7.2 Water Supply Problems and Solutions
    • 7.3 Water Pollution
    • 7.4 Water Treatment
    • 7.5 Case Study: The Aral Sea – Going, Going, Gone
    • 7.6 Chapter Resources

    Thumbnail image - Great Lakes from Space. The Great Lakes hold 21% of the world’s surface fresh water. Lakes are an important surface water resource.

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