Land and Water Use
Lakes & Oceans
By: Lina Alvenda & Kori Dickie
5th period
Lakes
 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
Oceans
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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
Oceanic Zones
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Aphotic
Benthic
Disphotic
Neritic
Oceanic
Pelagic
Photic (Euphotic)
1.
Water vapor returning to the liquid state is called
A) Evaporation
B)Transpiration
C) Boiling
D) Condensation
E) Vaporization
2. The temperature at which air becomes saturated and
produces liquid is called
A) the saturation point
B) the dew point
C) the condensation point
D) Relative humidity
E) Absolute humidity
3. The primary use of freshwater is for
A) industry
B) Domestic use
C) fishing
D) Agriculture
E) landscaping
4. A mixture of freshwater and saltwater is known as
A) brackish water
B) gray water
C) black water
D) connate water
E) lentic water
5. A country that would represent large per capita
water use would be
A) China
B) India
C) Israel
D) United states
E) Iceland
Answers
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1) D.
2) B.
3) D.
4) A.
5) D.
External links
 http://www.water.ca.gov/landwateruse/lwudatacoll.c
fm
 http://quizlet.com/5358717/ap-environmental-landand-water-use-flash-cards/
More info?
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWTeWK7ziD8
FUN FACT
 The volume of the Earth's moon is the same as the
volume of the Pacific Ocean