How much water does your state withdraw

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CLASS VIDEO INSTRUCTIONS

Watch the YouTube video titled LAB HYDROSPHERE by I'n that guy

1. Take sometime to study the many interconnected aspects of the Water Cycle (INFORMATIONAL)

Your assignment is to do the following:

1. A. Download the excel file at the bottom of the list titled: USGS_2010.
B. Go to the first tab: TOTAL WATER WITHDRAWALS.

2. Locate the state where YOU live, only use one state.

3. How much water does your state withdraw in:
1. groundwater
2. surface water and
3. total (fresh and saline)?
Make a note of these values. You may organize the information as additional data for easier comparison.

4. Look at the second tab, this show withdrawals from each category (domestic, irrigation, etc.). Make a note of these values.

5. Make 2 graphs showing the excel data.
a. first tab: withdrawals: Fresh AND saline groundwater, Fresh and saline surface water
b. second tab: categories of use Public supply, Domestic, live stock, aquaculture, industrial mining, thermoelectric
* if both fresh and saline are given, add for a total.
LABEL YOUR GRAPH (Title, X-axis, Y-axis, units). Guidance related to frequency distribution graphical representation may help when presenting data visually.

6. Write a short paragraph discussing:
A. Your findings
B. How your state compares to other states
C. What are some measures that your state could take to reduce these withdrawals (conservation measures)? Consider concepts related to environmental engineering when discussing conservation measures.

7. FOR CREDIT: UPLOAD your labeled graphs (2 of them) and paragraph (questions above); both are required for full credit.

NOTE: A GRAPH IS A REPRESENTATION OF THE DATA IN THE TABLE, NOT THE TABLE ITSELF. YOU WILL HAVE TO DECIDE WHAT TYPE OF GRAPH (PIE, BAR, ETC.) BEST SHOWS THE DATA. IT IS RECOMMENDED YOU USE EXCEL OR ANOTHER GRAPHING SOFTWARE TO CREATE YOUR GRAPH, BUT YOU MAY ALSO DO IT BY HAND.

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