Water Pollution, water cycle, flooding and urbanization
Steps of the water cycle Evaporation-liquid turns to gas (water vapor) Condensation- gas turns to liquid (clouds) Precipitation-rain and snow Runoff-water flows down mountains and surfaces into streams and lakes Infiltration- water soaks into ground (groundwater) Transpiration- water absorbed by trees and released into air as water vapor
Point Source pollution Know exactly where the pollutants are coming from
Non point pollution Can not trace the exact source of a pollutant
The Headwaters
Meandering Stream
Flood plain-area of land around a river that floods
What causes flooding of rivers?
What causes rivers to flood? Too much rain and snow melt!!!!
Urbanization can cause floods Removal trees means less infiltration More roads and buildings mean more runoff http://gis.uncc.edu/URBAN/visualizations/visual_anim_charreg.html
Great flood of Memphis 2011
What can we do to prevent floods What can we do to prevent floods? Build levees and Limit urban development
Hurricane Katrina levee breaking in New Orleans, LA
Mouth of a river
Questions to answer….