PrintGoals and Objectives
Goals
- Describe the two-way relationship between water resources and human society
- Explain the distribution and dynamics of water at the surface and in the subsurface of the Earth
- Communicate scientific information in terms that can be understood by the general public
- Interpret graphical representations of scientific data
- Identify strategies and best practices to decrease water stress and increase water quality
- Predict how availability of and demand for water resources is expected to change over the next 50 years
Learning Objectives
In completing this module, you will:
- Analyze the relationship between land use and access to fresh water
- Calculate the population that can be supported by a finite water source
- Evaluate possible solutions to anticipated water shortages
- Evaluate whether access to clean water is a basic human right, or if it should be treated as a commodity
- Distinguish between direct and indirect water use
- Record and analyze your own personal water usage
- Compare your own personal water use habits with those of your peers and others worldwide