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Module 1: What's up with Earth's water resources?

This module addresses issues that are of fundamental importance to life. Four case studies of a coastal bay, an inland sea, a river, and mountain snow pack, investigate water resources important to millions of people in North America, Asia, and Africa. Each investigation focuses on the physical nature of the resource, how humans depend upon the resource, and how human use affects the resource creating both problems and opportunities.

Investigation 1
Chesapeake Bay: resource use or abuse?

Investigation 2
What is happening to the Aral Sea?

Investigation 3
The Nile: a sustainable resource?

Investigation 4
Why is snow important in the southwestern United States?