Department of Geography
GE111 – Physical Geography – Weather and Climate
Video Review Exercise – Ground Water Resources
Objective: To give students an understanding of human impact on ground water resources.
Learning outcomes: At the end of this exercise, students will be able to 1) Identify and articulate issues related to human impact on ground water resources; 2) Offer strategies society may employ to address challenges related to depletion of non-renewable resources such as water.
Activity: Students are to watch three videos:
- The Ogallala Aquifer of the Texas High Plains: A Race Against Time– 26 min. Url:
Pumped Dry: A race to the bottom of the Ogallala in
Kansas– 14 min. Url:
Pumped Dry: Dry wells, sinking ground in Calf. – 17 min.
Url:
(section 1 and Honors GE111 to watch video #3 on their own).
Student response:
What to turn in: In about 400 but not exceeding 500 words,
provide answers to the above questions in the order they are
listed. Upload your responses as a MS Word document of .pdf on
Canvas by due date.
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