This is for my Earth and Science Lab class. The book used for this class is “Applications and Investigations in Earth Science, 8.e by Tarbuck*Lutgens*Pinzke For a good review of running water and groundwater, you may want to visit the following Website: Earth’s Water, USGS This activity contains 8 questions. Beginning at this United States Geological Survey site, research the real-time discharge of a river or stream in your home, or an adjacent, state. Following your investigation, write a brief summary of your findings. (NOTE: If you are submitting your answers on the Response Form for this exercise, print and attach a copy of a recent discharge graph for the river you investigated.) To create paragraphs in your essay response, type

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at the end. Using this search engine, investigate the terms watershed and drainage basin as they are related to river systems. Write a short summary of your research. Then, using the information at this Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Watershed Locator, locate the watershed area for your immediate vicinity and prepare a brief description of your results. To create paragraphs in your essay response, type

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at the end. To help you gain a better understanding of flood plain management and the humanenvironment interaction, complete the Boulder Creek virtual field study offered at this University of Colorado Website. (NOTE: If you are submitting your answers using the Response Form for this exercise, print and attach a copy of both the “Field Procedure” and “Field Map” found on page 4 of the study.) In light of the Boulder Creek project, do you think human-environment interaction has made Boulder a more hazardous or a less hazardous place to live? Please explain. To create paragraphs in your essay response, type

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at the end. Satellite images are valuable tools for studying river systems. Use the information and techniques described at this Annotating Change in Satellite Images site to investigate changes that have occurred to the Pearl River delta located in southeastern China. When you have completed your investigation, write a short summary of your conclusions. To create paragraphs in your essay response, type

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at the end. Beginning at this Ground Water Protection Council Website, locate and investigate the state and federal agencies responsible for the groundwater resources of your home state. Prepare a short list of some of the information that is available from these agencies. To create paragraphs in your essay response, type

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at the end. There are many issues involved in the sustained management of any aquifer. To broaden your insight into some of these issues, review the information about the Edwards Aquifer offered at this Website maintained by Gregg A. Eckhardt. After you complete your investigation, answer the following questions. a) What major city is located in the Edwards Aquifer discharge area? b) Based on the information shown in the “Annual Discharge from the Edwards Aquifer” graph (“Charts and Graphs” section), in approximately what year did the population of the region begin to increase? c) What is the average discharge of the aquifer before and after the population growth? d) What are the four general categories of water management issues for the Edwards Aquifer? Select one of the categories and summarize the specific issues for that category. To create paragraphs in your essay response, type

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at the end. Visit the Show Caves Directory, and investigate the caves that exist in your immediate vicinity, state, or region. a) Where are the nearest show caves located? Now visit The Virtual Cave Website. b) According to the information on the site, what are the four types of caves? c) Take the virtual tour of the solution cave and write a brief summary of your experience. To create paragraphs in your essay response, type

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at the end. According to the World Cave Database, what are the two deepest caves in the world, and what are their depths? What are the two longest caves, and what are their lengths? To create paragraphs in your essay response, type

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