Urbanization
Land Management
Water Properties
Water Cycle
Water Management
100
Overwhelming of infrastructure leading to the deterioration of living conditions due to rapidly growing populations
What is Urban Crisis
100
Not used for farming or timber production Most common use is for the grazing of livestock Overgrazing leads to soil erosion
What are Rangelands
100
The molecular property of water in which an unbalanced charge is exhibited
What is Polarity
100
The process by which water vapor in the air is changed into liquid water
What is Condensation
100
The water table has peaks and valleys which match this
What is the Ground Above It
200
The computerized system for storing, manipulating, and viewing geographic data
What is the Geographic Information System (GIS)
200
Urban development threatens some of the most productive of this type of land
What are Farmlands
200
Water attracted to itself is referred to as this
What is Cohesion
200
This type of water accounts for most of the fresh water available for human use
What is Ground Water
200
Most of the water used in industry is used to cool these
What are Power Plants
300
Open spaces left in their natural condition
What are Greenbelts
300
These type of lands provide many ecosystem services such as purification of air and water and preservation of soil and renewal of soil fertility
What are Forest Lands
300
The amount of heat needed to raise its temperature a certain amount Water's is relatively high
What is the Specific Heat
300
Saltwater accounts for this percentage of Earth's water
What is 97%
300
These carry water over long distances
What are Canals
400
The rapid expansion of a city into the countryside around the city
What is Urban Sprawl
400
The re-establishment of forests
What is Reforestation
400
Water dissolves more substances than any other liquid and is therefore referred to as the universal this
What is Solvent
400
The area of land drained by the river is referred to as this
What is the Watershed
400
These type of irrigation systems help with conservation since most water loss in agriculture comes from evaporation
What are Drip
500
Urban planning addresses the following concerns: houses, businesses, factories, recreational areas, and this
What is Transportation
500
As the human population grows, the resources of more of this type of land land are needed to support the population
What is Rural
500
Unlike many compounds, water's solid form referred to as this is less dense than liquid water
What is Ice
500
These flow into rivers which flow into oceans
What are Streams
500
This process involves the removal of salt from water
What is Desalination
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