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National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
1972-the Clean Water Act
1972-DDT was banned in the US
1974-the Safe Drinking Water Act
1977-Soil and Water Conservation Act
1977-Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act
1978-Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement
1980-Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act: Superfund
Law of the Sea Treaty (UN)-established off-shore limits of up to 200 miles; countries are responsible for managing own fisheries
Introduction to water assignment Due
Chapter 9: Water resources slides
Chapter 9 and Chapter 14 Notesheet, Vocab sheet, practice FRQs
Groundwater spill assessment activity read and answer Part 1: questions and table with hypotheses of data AND for Part 2: Create 1 hypothesis (to be checked): Which wells will most likely be contaminated, and not contaminated? (with good Because statements!)
Hypo: Due part 1 and part 2 hypothesis
Rest of lab due
"Water and sanitation are critically important resources that impact many aspects of human life, and (2) the United States should be a global leader in helping provide sustainable access to clean water and sanitation for the world's most vulnerable populations".
"You will never solve poverty without solving water and sanitation" -Matt Damon
To identify the states running out of water, 24/7 Wall St. reviewed the percentage of land area in severe to exceptional drought from the U.S. Drought Monitor as of the week ended September 1, 2015. To be considered, a state needed to have at least 20% of its land area in severe to exceptional drought conditions. 10/20/2015
8. South Carolina 7. Utah 6. Montana 5. Idaho 4. Nevada 3. California 2. Washington (all of the state) 1. Oregon (all of the state, driest state)
Disturbing map of ocean plastics
Bozemanscience review videos
College Board tutorial
Sources of Pollution (start at ~minute 8)
2022 Understanding Earth Systems, Land and Water Use Review Session 4
AP test
Land and Water Use (10–15%)
A. Agriculture
1. Feeding a growing population (Human nutritional requirements; types of agriculture; Green Revolution; genetic engineering and crop production; deforestation; irrigation; sustainable agriculture)
2. Controlling pests (Types of pesticides; costs and benefits of pesticide use; integrated pest management; relevant laws)
B. Forestry (Tree plantations; old growth forests; forest fires; forest management; national forests)
C. Rangelands (Overgrazing; deforestation; desertification; rangeland management; federal rangelands)
D. Other Land Use
1. Urban land development (Planned development; suburban sprawl; urbanization)
2. Transportation infrastructure (Federal highway system; canals and channels; roadless areas; ecosystem impacts)
3. Public and federal lands (Management; wilderness areas; national parks; wildlife refuges; forests; wetlands)
4. Land conservation options (Preservation; remediation; mitigation; restoration)
5. Sustainable land-use strategies
E. Mining (Mineral formation; extraction; global reserves; relevant laws and treaties)
F. Fishing (Fishing techniques; overfishing; aquaculture; relevant laws and treaties)
G. Global Economics (Globalization; World Bank; Tragedy of the Commons; relevant laws and treaties)
Water pollution
(Types; sources, causes, and effects; cultural eutrophication; groundwater pollution; maintaining water quality; water purification; sewage treatment/septic systems; Clean Water Act and other relevant laws)
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