Chapter 6 Water Resources

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Chapter 6 Water Resources

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Water Resources

• The Hydrologic Cycle  
• Soil-Water-Budget Concept  
• Groundwater Resources  
• Our Water Supply  

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Hydrologic Cycle Model
Figure 7.1
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The Soil-Water Balance Equation
Figure 7.2
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Surface-Moisture Environment
Figure 7.2
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Precipitation in North America
Figure 7.4
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Potential Evapotranspiration
Figure 7.6
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Types of Soil Moisture
Figure 7.7
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Sample Water Budget
Figure 7.9
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Sample Water Budgets
Figure 7.10
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Annual Global River Runoff
Figure 7 .11
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Groundwater Resources  

• Groundwater Profile and Movement  
• Groundwater Utilization  
• Pollution of Groundwater Resources  

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Groundwater Potential
Figure 7.12
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Groundwater Characteristics
Figure 7.13
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Groundwater Characteristics
Figure 7.13
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High Plains Aquifer Overdraft
Figure 1
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Our Water Supply 

• Water Supply in the United States  
• Instream, Nonconsumptive, and Consumptive Uses  
• Future Considerations

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U.S. Water Budget
Figure 7.17
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Water Withdrawal by Sector
Figure 7.18
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Global Water Scarcity
Figure 7.19
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End of Chapter 7
Elemental Geosystems 4e

Robert W. Christopherson Charlie Thomsen Modified
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