1. Define the following terms: According to the textbook below are the following definitions.
• Surface water-Water from lakes, streams, rivers, and surface springs (Friis, 2012, pg. 211).
• Groundwater- Any water that is stored naturally deep underground in aquifers or that flows through rock and soil, supplying springs and wells; this water is less susceptible to contamination than surface water (Friis, 2012, pg. 211).
• Hydrology- is the scientific study of the movement, occurrence, circulation, distribution, and properties of the water on earth and its atmosphere (Friis, 2012, pg. 213).
• Hydrological cycle- The natural cycle by which water evaporates from oceans and other water bodies, accumulates as water vapor in clouds, and returns to oceans and other water bodies as precipitation (Friis, 2012, pg. 213).
2. Describe the principal reserves for water. Which areas of the world have adequate supplies and which are facing a chronic shortage? …show more content…
According to “A Guide to Use of Biota, Sediments and Water in Environment Monitoring” by J. Chilton, in the USA where groundwater is important in all climatic regions, it accounts for about 50 percent of livestock and irrigation water use, and just fewer than 40 percent of public water supplies (Chilton J, 1996). However, the areas that have adequate supplies are generally wealthier countries such as Japan, Western European countries and the US. Areas facing a chronic shortage of water supply would be developing countries such as North Africa, the Middle East, and parts of the sub- Saharan (Friis, 2012, pg. 215). “In Saudi Arabia, for example, the supplies of so-called fossil groundwater that exist in aquifers are being rapidly depleted” (Friis, 2012, pg.
• Surface water-Water from lakes, streams, rivers, and surface springs (Friis, 2012, pg. 211).
• Groundwater- Any water that is stored naturally deep underground in aquifers or that flows through rock and soil, supplying springs and wells; this water is less susceptible to contamination than surface water (Friis, 2012, pg. 211).
• Hydrology- is the scientific study of the movement, occurrence, circulation, distribution, and properties of the water on earth and its atmosphere (Friis, 2012, pg. 213).
• Hydrological cycle- The natural cycle by which water evaporates from oceans and other water bodies, accumulates as water vapor in clouds, and returns to oceans and other water bodies as precipitation (Friis, 2012, pg. 213).
2. Describe the principal reserves for water. Which areas of the world have adequate supplies and which are facing a chronic shortage? …show more content…
According to “A Guide to Use of Biota, Sediments and Water in Environment Monitoring” by J. Chilton, in the USA where groundwater is important in all climatic regions, it accounts for about 50 percent of livestock and irrigation water use, and just fewer than 40 percent of public water supplies (Chilton J, 1996). However, the areas that have adequate supplies are generally wealthier countries such as Japan, Western European countries and the US. Areas facing a chronic shortage of water supply would be developing countries such as North Africa, the Middle East, and parts of the sub- Saharan (Friis, 2012, pg. 215). “In Saudi Arabia, for example, the supplies of so-called fossil groundwater that exist in aquifers are being rapidly depleted” (Friis, 2012, pg.