Water Cycle Revision

freshwater

Does not contain any saltwater and can be rivers, lakes, streams,ponds, and wetlands

Transpiration

Evaporation of water from the leaves of a plant

Negative Effect of Water

Flooding, Erosion, Drought

agriculture water use

Irrigation Watering crops Water for animals

Ganges River

Located in India, this river is considered sacred to Hindus and is used for spiritual cleansing, funeral rites, and other Hindu rituals.

hydroelectric power

Power generated from moving water.

Positive Effect of Water

Refills the water table, provides jobs and income for people, irrigation and agriculture

Condensation

The change from a gas to a liquid

Evaporation

The change of a substance from a liquid to a gas

Industry water use

Water is also essential in industry as it is heated and the steam is used to run machinery. Water is used to cool hot metal such as in the production of steel.

ice caps and glaciers

Where is most of Earth's freshwater?

street map

a map of a neighbourhood, village or city that shows all the streets and blocks

thematic map

a map that emphasizes a single idea or a particular kind of information about an area

political map

a map that shows the names and borders of countries

topographic map

a map that shows the surface features of Earth

Choropleth Map

a map that uses differences in shading, coloring, or the placing of symbols within predefined areas to indicate the average values of a property or quantity in those areas.

weather map

a map that uses symbols to show weather data

source

a place, person, or thing from which something comes or can be obtained.

Non-renewable resources

a resource that cannot be reused or replaced easily (ex. gems, iron, copper, fossil fuels)

household water use

cooking and cleaning, swimming pools, plants, bathing, toilets, drinking.

orientation

is also called direction, North point or compass rose and shows the direction of north using arrows.

border

shows where the area is separated from other places. It may show numbers and/ or letters to help find places on the map.

scale

tells or shows us the distance between places on the map. It shows the representations on the map compared to real distances.

water cycle

the cycle of processes by which water circulates between the earth's oceans, atmosphere, and land, involving precipitation as rain and snow, drainage in streams and rivers, and return to the atmosphere by evaporation and transpiration.

title

the name and identifying feature of a map

Infiltration

the process by which water on the ground surface enters the soil

Groundwater

water that fills the cracks and spaces in underground soil and rock layers

Run off

water that flows over the ground surface rather than soaking into the ground

rain shadow

A dry area on the downwind side of a mountain.

legend

A list that identifies patterns, symbols, or colors used in a chart

physical map

A map that shows mountains, hills, plains, rivers, lakes, oceans, etc.

renewable resource

A natural resource that can be replaced at the same rate at which the resource is consumed

Continuous Resource

A resource, such as the Sun, that will never run out no matter how much we use

irrigation

A way of supplying water to an area of land

Precipitation

Any form of water that falls from clouds and reaches Earth's surface as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.

community water use

Cities use water for fire fighting, street cleaning, and watering public areas such as parks, grass, trees, shrubs, and flowers. Water is also used to fill public drinking fountains, including those at schools and libraries. All of the different businesses in your community also use large amounts of water.