NATURAL RESOURCES II: WATER RESOURCES
ANNUAL MOVEMENT OF WATER ON THE GLOBE
Where’s the Water? - Water on Land (Where is most of this held?)
GROUNDWATER
AQUIFERS AND AQUITARDS
GROUNDWATER FLOW Surface of the Water Table mimics the topography of the land surface
Artesian Conditions Created by the tilt of a confined aquifer
SPRINGS Where the land surface abruptly intersects the water table
CAVES and KARST Limestone dissolved by acidic groundwater near the top of the water tables
GROUNDWATER HAZARDS
IS GROUNDWATER A RENEWABLE, NONRENEWABLE, OR UNLIMITED RESOURCE?