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Minerals

Minerals. The substances that make up rocks and Earth’s surface. What is a water shed?. Land that drains into a body of water such as a lake, stream or wetland. What make up a watershed?. People Plants A nimals Resources. Altering a watershed. Changes to the land Natural to urban

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Minerals

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  1. Minerals The substances that make up rocks and Earth’s surface

  2. What is a water shed? Land that drains into a body of water such as a lake, stream or wetland

  3. What make up a watershed? • People • Plants • Animals • Resources

  4. Altering a watershed • Changes to the land • Natural to urban • Decrease in ground seepage surface runoff • Faster flow • Additional pollution oil, salt and sand

  5. What is your watershed? • DESKTOP PDF Major watershed in IL

  6. Homework Due Monday 11/23 Write a short response answering these questions • How are we part of the Chicago river watershed? • List types of pollution that might be found on the land in your neighborhood.

  7. Additional Resources • http://geology.com/state-map/illinois.shtml • http://dnr.state.il.us/ • http://il.water.usgs.gov/ • http://water.usgs.gov/ogw/ • http://www.chicagoriver.org/home/

  8. ANY QUESTIONS?

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