Protecting Fresh Water Resources Elizabeth Rodriguez Rasmussen College Author Note This assignment is being submitted on December 4th‚ 2011 for Gareth Buckland for G350/GEO3376 Section 03 Conservation of Resources - Fall 2011 at Rasmussen College by Elizabeth Rodriguez. Protecting Fresh Water Resources Freshwater ecosystems such as rivers and lakes provide drinking water‚ food‚ energy‚ transportation and even joy. But a staggering amount of fresh water is wasted or spoiled every day.
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Causes and mechanisms of water resources degradation Logging of forest Logging is the cutting‚ skidding‚ on-site processing‚ and loading of trees or logs onto trucks. Logging and the subsequent denudation of the forest cover increases surface runoff since there is less oppurtunity for rainwater to sink into the ground. .Retarded or supressed infiltration accelerates overland flow production‚hastening delivery of rainwater into streams and rivers‚ the oftentimes the water ends up as floodwater into
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Water Resource Plan Axia College of University of Phoenix Water pollution has become a major problem in our water sources. People think that when they litter or dump in our waters that their little contribution will not hurt anything‚ but everyone’s little contributions add up to some major problems. Our water ecosystems and the species that reside in them are being destroyed and we need to take the steps necessary to stop this. Why would anyone use the source of most of the world’s food as
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Clean Water: A Precious Resource [pic] Activity Description: An overnight assignment to record the amount of water you use. Objectives: To learn why water conservation is important. Age Group: Grades 6 - 8 Materials: • Two clean gallon jugs (i.e.‚ milk jugs) per student (available at home). [pic] Introduction: TDo you ever think about how much water you use? 183 gallons are treated every day for each person in the United States. There are an estimated 2.0 million people living
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Water is a natural resource in the Earth.Water is essential to our life also‚ such as water can solve our thristy problem‚ water can make us survive‚ water can clean our body‚ water can recharges our fatigue‚ and water can revitalise our skin.According to scientist investigation‚ 70% of our body mass are water.Therefore‚ water is very important to us. Although water is essential to our life‚ we will lose water everyday also.How we lose our water? We can lose water through perspiration‚ respiration
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Human Resource is the most important asset of an organization The importance of human resource (HR) can be explained through the analogy of a motorcycle. A motorcycle can’t run on its own without the function of its many parts. It needs to be serviced regularly‚ the parts oiled and sometimes‚ talking to it‚ helps in running of your motorbike. Trust me (I myself‚ own a Vespa). Ignorance of its squeaky brake pads‚ almost thread less rear tyres could hamper the
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My father is the most valuable person in my life. He is the most courageous‚ religious‚ and selfless person I have ever known. My father had passed away when I was fifteen years old. He had died of T-cell lymphoma. He was an understanding father and a loving husband. He was a big influence in my life. All though‚ he is no longer with me‚ but he will always have a place in my heart. All he had left behind for me are the precious memories and pictures of him. My father was a brave man. He had always
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Reflective Essay: Valuable Lessons For Not Just College The knowledge and skills that I have acquired this semester through this class will ultimately become valuable assets to me that will stick with me throughout my life. These assets that I have gained this semester are valuable to me not only for post-college work‚ but also for life. I have no doubt that I will be able to apply them on a daily basis in whatever situation life throws at me; furthermore‚ I will always be thankful that I decided
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has equality 7-2521 discovered? What do you think has been the most valuable invention in the past 100 years? * He has discovered electricity. He discovered that lightning is attracted to metal. So now he has to keep it a secret. I think he has discovered the most valuable invention in my opinion. He has discovered what peaked us once electricity was invented we started to grow majorly. So I think that electricity was the most important invention. Chapter IV * Discuss the appropriateness
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