GEOG 5 Lecture 1: Geography 5: 2nd half of quarter notes Lecture 9 - 18 AFTER midterm
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Life on earth is not possible without water. Human and earth is 70% water: water is what makes up human cells. Humans use it for eating, drinks, washing, grow food, transportation, manufacturing and certain type of mining, waste disposal. 2% of water that is consumable are ice caps and . 5 % is ground water. Uneven distribution-serious regional supply issues across the globe. 2 hydrogen and 1 oxygen, connected by two hydrogen bonds. Because of these hydrogen bonds, make water have a high melting/freezing point. Where all the water is on the earth. Is because it evaporated there from the ocean. Soil can store quite a lot of water. Precipitation that remains on the surface of the land and does not seep down through soil (lakes) The supply of fresh water that is stored in underground aquifers (underground reservoirs. Considered a non-renewable resource; takes 100s-1000s of years to form.
