https://padlet.com/rhwinston/o8yz0z5e0u0x9rlo en-us 2023-04-10 17:03:36 UTC 2025-11-09 23:21:04 UTC hello@padlet.com rhwinston https://padlet.com/rhwinston/o8yz0z5e0u0x9rlo/wish/2549040801 2023-04-10 17:05:03 UTC https://padlet.com/rhwinston/o8yz0z5e0u0x9rlo/wish/2549040801 rhwinston https://padlet.com/rhwinston/o8yz0z5e0u0x9rlo/wish/2549041344 Actively read the article on "Water Resources and do the following:
1) search for and summarize the main idea.
2) interpret the map
3) analyze the cause and effect
4) identify the problems and find solutions]]> 2023-04-10 17:05:39 UTC https://padlet.com/rhwinston/o8yz0z5e0u0x9rlo/wish/2549041344 rhwinston https://padlet.com/rhwinston/o8yz0z5e0u0x9rlo/wish/2549097502 1)  Aquifer (noun) -is an underground rock layer containing water.
2)  Bacteria (noun) - one-celled oganisms that can cause disease.
3)  Biodiverse (adjective) - filled with different life- forms.
4)  Dalta (noun) - a triangular deposit of soil and silt at the mouth of a river.
5) Fossil Fuel (noun) an energy source such as: (oil, coal and natural gas), which formed by the fossilized remains of plants and animals.
6)  Gorge (noun) - a deep, narrow passage surrounded by steep canyon walls.
7)  Habitat (noun) the natural home of a living thing.
8)  Marine protected area  (noun) a region in or near to an ocean where human activity is limited in order to preserve marine life.
9)  Monitor (verb) to supervise or manage
10) Navigable (adjective) deep and wide enough to allow boats or ships to sail on
11) Oceanographer (noun) a scientist who studies oceans and marine life;
12) Pollutant (noun) - a substance that makes the environment and water dirty;
13) Suffocate (verb) to die from lack of oxygen.
14) Toxic (adjective) poisonous;
15) Urbanization (noun) the growth of large cities.

]]> 2023-04-10 17:58:32 UTC https://padlet.com/rhwinston/o8yz0z5e0u0x9rlo/wish/2549097502 rhwinston https://padlet.com/rhwinston/o8yz0z5e0u0x9rlo/wish/2549147298 1)  The Earth is made up of what ______ percent of salt-water which is from the oceans?  What ________ percent is fresh-water and it makes up the rivers?
2)  Summarize - What are some of the sources of water pollution?
3)  Analyze Cause and Effect - What impact does water pollution haver on humans?
4)  Interpret maps on page 8 and 9 -  According to the map, which 2 Continents have the most industrial water pollution?
5)  In the US, the ______________ River in the Pacific Northwest region has traces of ________ toxic chemicals that harm fish and people?
6)  Lake Titicaca- is on the border of what 2 ____________ countries?
7)  In Lake Titicaca, scientists found a mixture of: (__________, _____________, and _____________) from farms?
8)  In Russia, ________ percent of the surface water is polluted? Also, ________ percent of all water in the country is NOT drinkable?
9)  The Mekong River in Southeast Asia has a rate breed of ________,. the pollution in the river is threatening the ______________ existence.

10)  In India, cities produce __________ percent of the waster that pollutes India's rivers?  Between 1993 and 2005 (over 22 years) the amount of ____________ in the Yamuna River has doubled?
11) In Indonesia, dirty water causes more than ___________ and infects millions of people in Indonesia every year?
12) Look at the caption page 14. The water around ______________. which is one of Lake Titicaca's largest islands, is free from ______________. South Americans hope that one day, the rest of Lake Titicaca wil lbe just as clean as this area.
13) Analyze Causes - What are the 3 causes of pollution in Lake Titicaca?
14) Identify Problems and Solutions -  Howa are the government of Bolivia and Peru teaming up to protect Lake Titicaca?
15) On the Mekong River in  Southeast Asia, the total population of the Irrawaddy dolphins was _______ in 2005 but that number decreased to ________ dolphins today (article was written in 2014) which was 10 years later.
16) The Mekong Delta is known as the "_________________" of Vietnam. What _________percent of the population grows rice?
17) Summarize - Why are the dolphins in the Mekong River Delta dying? Give 2 reasons?
18) Draw Conclusions - The dolphins are dying in some place but doing well in others. What conclusions can you draw about those different environments?
19)  What year was there an oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, in the southern United States?
20) Analyze Causes: What are the 3 Causes of pollution in the ocean?
21) Explain - Why are Sylvia Earle and Enri Sala helping to establish protected areas?

22) Bonus- Research and write  an informative article, by answering to the following questions:
a) What condition was Lake Erie, in the United States like, in during the 1960s?
b) How had the lake become so polluted?
c) How was the lake cleaned up?


Read the article and answer the following questions:
The Earth is made up of what ______ percent of salt-water which is from the oceans?  What ________ percent is fresh-water and it makes up the rivers?
2)  Summarize - What are some of the sources of water pollution?
3)  Analyze Cause and Effect - What impact does water pollution haver on humans?
4)  Interpret maps on page 8 and 9 -  According to the map, which 2 Continents have the most industrial water pollution?
5)  In the US, the ______________ River in the Pacific Northwest region has traces of ________ toxic chemicals that harm fish and people?
6)  Lake Titicaca- is on the border of what 2 ____________ countries?
7)  In Lake Titicaca, scientists found a mixture of: (__________, _____________, and _____________) from farms?
8)  In Russia, ________ percent of the surface water is polluted? Also, ________ percent of all water in the country is NOT drinkable?
9)  The Mekong River in Southeast Asia has a rate breed of ________,. the pollution in the river is threatening the ______________ existence.

10)  In India, cities produce __________ percent of the waster that pollutes India's rivers?  Between 1993 and 2005 (over 22 years) the amount of ____________ in the Yamuna River has doubled?
11) In Indonesia, dirty water causes more than ___________ and infects millions of people in Indonesia every year?
12) Look at the caption page 14. The water around ______________. which is one of Lake Titicaca's largest islands, is free from ______________. South Americans hope that one day, the rest of Lake Titicaca wil lbe just as clean as this area.
13) Analyze Causes - What are the 3 causes of pollution in Lake Titicaca?
14) Identify Problems and Solutions -  Howa are the government of Bolivia and Peru teaming up to protect Lake Titicaca?
15) On the Mekong River in  Southeast Asia, the total population of the Irrawaddy dolphins was _______ in 2005 but that number decreased to ________ dolphins today (article was written in 2014) which was 10 years later.
16) The Mekong Delta is known as the "_________________" of Vietnam. What _________percent of the population grows rice?
17) Summarize - Why are the dolphins in the Mekong River Delta dying? Give 2 reasons?
18) Draw Conclusions - The dolphins are dying in some place but doing well in others. What conclusions can you draw about those different environments?
19)  What year was there an oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, in the southern United States?
20) Analyze Causes: What are the 3 Causes of pollution in the ocean?
21) Explain - Why are Sylvia Earle and Enri Sala helping to establish protected areas?

22) Bonus- Research and write  an informative article, by answering to the following questions:
a) What condition was Lake Erie, in the United States like, in during the 1960s?
b) How had the lake become so polluted?
c) How was the lake cleaned up?











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