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Water usage overview

Key Concepts:

Residential Usage           

  • Per-capita and household water usage
  • Ways to reduce residential Water Usage

Agricultural Usage

  • Irrigation and thirsty crops
  • Irrigation tehcnologies and pratices that reduce water usage
  • Soil salinization

Industrial Usage

  • Water-intensive industries
  • Hydroelectric power and water withdrawal

Global Water Stress

Student Input:

  • Personal water audits
  • Identification of state's most thirsty crops
  • Percentage of electricity generated by hydropower
  • Presence of water stress in the area?