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5.0 MODULE OVERVIEW AND OBJECTIVES Welcome to Module 5 This module includes the following sections: 5.1 Introduction to water use 5.2 How much water is available for people to use? 5.3 How much water do people need? 5.4 Water scarcity case study 5.5 Water use vocabulary 5.6 Virtual water 5.7 Water use and power generation… Continue reading GEOC 4820 – Module 5

15.0 Module Overview and Objectives Welcome to Module 15 This module contains the following sections: 15.1 Human impact on stratospheric ozone 15.2 Human impact on climate Module Objectives (Use these to help guide your studying and note taking.) Distinguish between stratospheric and tropospheric ozone Explain the discovery and cause of the ozone hole Discuss the… Continue reading ESC 3704, MODULE 15

14.0 Module Overview and Objectives Welcome to Module 14 This module contains the following sections: 14.1 Introduction to Earth’s atmosphere 14.2 Air pollution 14.3 Air pollutants Module Objectives (Use these to help guide your studying and note taking.) Describe the location and thickness of the troposphere and stratosphere List the most abundant gasses in the… Continue reading ESC 3704, MODULE 14

13.0 Module Overview and Objectives Welcome to Module 13 This module contains the following sections: 13.1 Groundwater depletion 13.2 Water energy nexus Module Objectives (Use these to help guide your studying and note taking.) Describe what happens to the water table due to pumping Discuss the consequences of groundwater depletion Describe how withdrawal of groundwater… Continue reading ESC 3704, MODULE 13

12.0 Module Overview and Objectives Welcome to Module 12 This module contains the following sections: 12.1 Introduction to water 12.2 Groundwater Module Objectives (Use these to help guide your studying and note taking.) Discuss the many roles that water plays in earth’s ecosphere Describe the distribution of water in the ecosphere Discuss the contributors to… Continue reading ESC 3704, MODULE 12

11.0 Module Overview and Objectives Welcome to Module 11 This module contains the following sections: 11.1 Invasive plants 11.2 Deforestation Module Objectives (Use these to help guide your studying and note taking.) Explain why native plants do not typically take over their home range Define exotic or non-native species Discuss the general magnitude of the… Continue reading ESC 3704, MODULE 11

10.0 Module Overview and Objectives Welcome to Module 10 This module contains the following sections: 10.1 Introduction to vegetation 10.2 Human impact on vegetation: Fire Module Objectives (Use these to help guide your studying and note taking.) List several roles that vegetation plays in ecosytems and in human life Describe some of the relationships between… Continue reading ESC 3704, Module 10

9.0 Module Overview and Objectives Welcome to Module 9 This module contains the following sections: 9.1 Human impact on landforms 9.2 Solid waste disposal Module Objectives (Use these to help guide your studying and note taking.) List some of the word’s largest man-made landforms Describe mountaintop removal mining Discuss how human’s role in shaping landforms… Continue reading ESC 3704, Module 9

8.0 Module Overview and Objectives Welcome to Module 8 This module contains the following sections: 8.1 Saline soils 8.2 Sodic soils 8.3 Extent and implications of salinity and sodicity 8.4 Prevention and reclamation of saline and sodic soils 8.5 Desertification Module Objectives (Use these to help guide your studying and note taking.) By the end… Continue reading ESC 3704, Module 8

7.0 Module Overview and Objectives Welcome to Module 7 This module contains the following sections: 7.1 Introduction to soils 7.2 Soil formation 7.3 Introduction to soil degradation 7.4 Soil degradation: Erosion 7.5 Soil degradation: Putting it all together Module Objectives (Use these to help guide your studying and note taking.) By the end of this… Continue reading ESC 3704, Module 7