Watersheds, Clean Water Act, and Environmental Justice
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What is the primary goal of the Clean Water Act?

  • To protect the quality of drinking water in the U.S.
  • To restore and maintain the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of water.
  • To prevent, reduce, and eliminate pollution in the nation's water. (correct)
  • To regulate the distribution of environmental hazards among human groups.

    • What does the term 'watershed' refer to?

  • The outer drainage divide bounding the entire system. (correct)
  • The point on a water channel where water runs off a property.
  • The network of stream channels and sloping ground surfaces next to the channels.
  • The boundaries of a drainage area identified by ridge lines.

    • What do first order streams represent in a drainage system?

  • Primary channels that receive water from multiple tributaries.
  • Headwater streams with no tributaries. (correct)
  • Large rivers with high discharge volumes.
  • Streams contributing overland flow to other streams.

    • What is the main focus of the Safe Drinking Water Act?

    <p>Protecting the quality of drinking water in the U.S.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary concern of 'environmental justice'?

    <p>Inequitable distribution of environmental hazards among human groups.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the focus of the reading 'Desperate' in relation to watersheds?

    <p>The uneven distribution of freshwater resources</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a watershed?

    <p>A geographic concept involving nested hydrologic systems</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does the Clean Water Act relate to the content discussed?

    <p>It is a legal tool for protecting water quality in rivers and lakes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the context of the reading, what is an 'environmental justice' issue?

    <p>The equitable distribution of freshwater resources</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How are rivers related to larger hydrologic systems according to the text?

    <p>Rivers are nested within larger hydrologic systems</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary focus of the Clean Water Act?

    <p>Preventing and reducing pollution in the nation's water</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the context of environmental justice, what does 'environmental hazards' primarily refer to?

    <p>Industrial and climate change impacts</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does a 'watershed' primarily encompass in its boundaries?

    <p>All land and water that drains to a single body of water</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary goal of the Safe Drinking Water Act?

    <p>Protecting the quality of drinking water in the U.S.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary role of ridge lines in identifying watersheds?

    <p>They mark the outer drainage divide bounding the entire system</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary focus of the reading 'Desperate' in relation to watersheds?

    <p>The uneven distribution of freshwater resources</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the context of the text, what do first order streams represent in a drainage system?

    <p>Streams that carry water directly to larger rivers or lakes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary concern of 'environmental justice' as discussed in the text?

    <p>Achieving fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people in environmental decisions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How are rivers related to larger hydrologic systems according to the text?

    <p>Rivers are nested within larger hydrologic systems</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main focus of the Safe Drinking Water Act as per the content discussed?

    <p>Ensuring fair treatment in access to safe drinking water</p> Signup and view all the answers

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