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- Unit 11-Water resources
DeLair, James
- Earth Science Overview
- Unit 0-Prologue
- Unit 1-Measuring the Earth
- Unit 2-Minerals, Rocks, and Resources
- Unit 3- The Dynamic Crust
- Unit 4- Weathering, Erosion, Deposition, and Landscapes
- Unit 5-Interpreting Earth's History
- Unit 6- Properties of the Atmosphere
- Unit 7-Weather Systems
- Unit 8-The Water Cycle and Climates
- Unit 9-Earth in Space
- Unit 10-Beyond Planet Earth
- Unit 11-Environmental Awareness
- Online Labs
- Castle Learning
- Regents Review
- IB ESS Overview
- Course Outline and Aims:
- Online Resources
- Course Assessment:
- Reading/Research Link
- Unit 1-Historical Overviews
- Unit 2-Environmental Perspectives
- Unit 3-Ecosystems
- Unit 4-Systems Framework
- Unit 5-Biodiversity
- Unit 6-Conservation of Biodiversity
- Unit 7-Global Warming Issues
- Unit 8-Population Dynamics
- Unit 9-Resources-natural capital
- Unit 10-Energy resources
- Unit 11-Water resources
- Unit 12-Soil Resources
- Unit 13-Food resources
- Unit 14-Succession
- Unit 15-Pollution management
- Unit 16-Practical work
- Unit 17-Extended Essay
- Unit 18-Exam Prep
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Unit 11-Water resources
Key Points
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Most of the water on Earth is saltwate with only about 3% as fresh water.
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In the water cycle, water is transformed and transferred.
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Human use of water may be sustainable or unsustainable.
Key words:
evaporation condensation freezing melting transpiration evapotranspiration global water budget hydrological cycle El Nino ENSO La Nina upwelling NAO Gulf Stream aquifer salinization desalinization ocean currents energy distribution heat capacity -
Last Modified on February 23, 2015
