Dynamic Planet 2011
This year’s event
focuses on the role of fresh water- rivers, streams, lakes and aquifers in the
Earth System.
Sample Tests
Answer Key
Answer Key
Resources
A good place to start is the
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, which has a good online textbook
http://www.uwsp.edu/geo/faculty/ritter/geog101/textbook/fluvial_systems/
This site has a lot of links to
topographic maps illustrating particular features. If you take the time, you
can try to find these on the USGS web site, which allows you to download
topographic maps.
The Encyclopedia of Earth(www.eoearth.org)
also has some useful information. Look particularly at the articles on
-Physical
properties of rivers
-Chemical
properties of rivers
-Origin
and age of lakes
-Physical
environment of lakes
The US Geological Survey also
has a number of useful sites
http://water.usgs.gov/glossaries.html
lists glossaries of water terms.
http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/index.html
is a great site on water resources in general.
O’Connor and Costa http://pubs.usgs.gov/circ/2003/circ1245/pdf/circ1245.pdf
has a good discussion of floods in the
http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/106/ talks
about the 100 year flood.