Land and Water UseLakes & OceansBy: Lina Alvenda & Kori Dickie

5th period

Most are located in Northern hemisphere Found in mountainous areas, rift zones, or

along the courses of mature rivers Higher altitudes 3 zones- littoral zone, open-water zone,

deep-water benthic zone Examples of lakes: Eutrophic lakes,

Oligotrophic lakes, natural lakes, artificial lakes

Lakes

Covers 71% of Earth’s surface It’s temp affects climate and wind patterns About 97 percent of all water on earth is in our oceans Oceanic evaporation is the primary source for precipitation Ninety percent of all volcanic activity occurs in the oceans

Oceans

Aphotic Benthic Disphotic Neritic Oceanic Pelagic Photic (Euphotic)

Oceanic Zones

1. Water vapor returning to the liquid state is called

A) EvaporationB)Transpiration C) BoilingD) CondensationE) Vaporization

2. The temperature at which air becomes saturated and produces liquid is called A) the saturation pointB) the dew pointC) the condensation pointD) Relative humidityE) Absolute humidity

3. The primary use of freshwater is forA) industryB) Domestic useC) fishingD) Agriculture E) landscaping

4. A mixture of freshwater and saltwater is known as

A) brackish waterB) gray waterC) black waterD) connate waterE) lentic water

5. A country that would represent large per capita water use would be

A) ChinaB) IndiaC) IsraelD) United statesE) Iceland

1) D. 2) B. 3) D. 4) A. 5) D.

Answers

http://www.water.ca.gov/landwateruse/lwudatacoll.cfm

http://quizlet.com/5358717/ap-environmental-land-and-water-use-flash-cards/

External links

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWTeWK7ziD8

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The volume of the Earth's moon is the same as the volume of the Pacific Ocean

FUN FACT