Water Resources

Axia College Material

Appendix E

Water Resource Challenges

Review Ch. 10 and 11 of your text, then complete the following:

Provide at least three freshwater and three ocean water resource challenges by filling in the following table. Then, respond to the question that follows:

|Freshwater Resource Challenge |Description |

|The population effect |With the increase population of the world the demands of |

| |freshwater is increasing, as it is a necessity to life. |

|The economic growth |The water is used more in the increasing urban areas than |

| |say to a rural area. The demand is more in the cities as |

| |people are moving from rural areas to urban areas. |

|The climate change |Natural and human forces can be impact freshwater. Climate |

| |changes could cause floods, droughts, sea levels to rise or |

| |fall, etc. |

|Ocean Water Resource Challenge |Description |

|The dead zones |Farmers generally use fertilizers to help with growing |

| |crops. The farms that lie near rivers tend to have the |

| |fertilizer run into the water. This could affect the |

| |aquatic life and...