Water Use & Management

Water Use & Management

Study Guide

EVPP 111 Lecture - Spring 2004

Dr. Largen

Water Use and Management

Why is water important to life on earth?
What are some of the physical properties of water?
What percentage of the earth's surface is covered with water?
What percentage of the water on earth is fresh?
What percentage of the freshwater on earth is accessible for human use?
What is the primary factor that affects variations in global water supply?
What are the main aspects of the hydrologic cycle?
What are the two main types of water associated with land?
What are the various types of surface water?
How is surface water replenished?
Is surface water considered a renewable resource?
What is a drainage basin?
What is a watershed?
What is groundwater?
What is an unconfined aquifer?
What are the characteristics of an unconfined aquifer?
What is a confined aquifer?
What are the characteristics of a confined aquifer?
What is an artesian aquifer?
How is groundwater recharged?
What is water withdrawal?
What is water consumption
What are the four broad use categories of water?
What are the factors that affect water use around the world?
What percentage of global freshwater is used for domestic purposes?
Why is so much domestic water wasted?
The major consumptive use of water in most parts of the world is what?
What is in-stream water use?
What are the major in-stream uses of water?
What are some of the pros and cons of dams?
The majority of water used by industry is used for what purpose?
What are the primary sources of municipal water pollution?
What is biochemical oxygen demand?
What is thermal pollution?
What are some of the primary sources of groundwater pollution?
What is water diversion?
What are some of the problems water diversion can cause?
What are the three levels of wastewater treatment?
What occurs during primary wastewater treatment?
What occurs during secondary wastewater treatment?
What occurs during tertiary wastewater treatment?
What is groundwater mining?
What is salinization?
What are some of the main summary points of the UN World Water Report?