earth’s bodies of water
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Earth’s Bodies of Water. What are Earth’s bodies of water?. Do Now. Write a haiku for lakes. Lesson Essential Question. How are bodies of water formed on Earth?. tributary. a smaller river that feeds into a larger river. River system. a network of a river and its tributaries. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Earth’s Bodies of WaterEarth’s Bodies of Water
What are Earth’s bodies of water?What are Earth’s bodies of water?
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Do NowDo Now
Write a haiku for lakesWrite a haiku for lakes
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Lesson Essential QuestionLesson Essential Question
How are bodies of water How are bodies of water formed on Earth?formed on Earth?
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tributarytributary
a smaller river that feeds into a larger rivera smaller river that feeds into a larger river
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River systemRiver system
a network of a river and its tributariesa network of a river and its tributaries
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drainage basindrainage basin
the land drained by a river systemthe land drained by a river system
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StreamsStreams
streams are bodies of water that flow over streams are bodies of water that flow over land in a channelland in a channel
Source or beginning of a stream may be a:Source or beginning of a stream may be a: melting snowfieldmelting snowfield glacierglacier overflowing lakeoverflowing lake
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RiversRivers
Broad and deep streamsBroad and deep streams
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AfricaAfrica
Nile RiverNile River
world’s longest riverworld’s longest river
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AsiaAsia
Chang Jiang or YangtzeChang Jiang or Yangtze
Water from Chang Jiang is used to grow Water from Chang Jiang is used to grow about 70% of China’s rice cropsabout 70% of China’s rice crops
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AustraliaAustralia
Murray River Murray River
Australia’s longest continuously flowing Australia’s longest continuously flowing riverriver
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South AmericaSouth America
Amazon RiverAmazon River
At its mouth the Amazon empties more At its mouth the Amazon empties more than 50 million gallons of water per second than 50 million gallons of water per second into the Atlantic Oceaninto the Atlantic Ocean
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North AmericaNorth America
Mississippi RiverMississippi River
““Father of Waters” in Algonquian Indian Father of Waters” in Algonquian Indian languagelanguage
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EuropeEurope
Danube RiverDanube River
More than 300 tributariesMore than 300 tributaries
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Important Source Important Source
CleaningCleaningDrinkingDrinkingFoodFoodTransportationTransportationEnergyEnergyJobsJobs““first highways” used by explorers, traders first highways” used by explorers, traders
and pioneersand pioneers
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LakesLakes
Bodies of water surrounded by landBodies of water surrounded by land
Greek word= “hole”Greek word= “hole”
Most are formed when water filled a hole Most are formed when water filled a hole or opening in Earth’s surfaceor opening in Earth’s surface
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How are lakes formed?How are lakes formed?
water filled a hole or opening in Earth’s water filled a hole or opening in Earth’s surfacesurface
glaciers gouged huge holes and basins in glaciers gouged huge holes and basins in Earth’s surface and deposited water in Earth’s surface and deposited water in holes as glaciers melted; during last ice holes as glaciers melted; during last ice ageage
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How are lakes formed?How are lakes formed?
Rain water collected in huge holes made Rain water collected in huge holes made in other waysin other ways
Crater Lake= formed in crater of an extinct Crater Lake= formed in crater of an extinct volcano (western United States)volcano (western United States)
Huge crack in Earth’s surfaceHuge crack in Earth’s surface
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LakesLakes
Deepest= Lake Baikal in RussiaDeepest= Lake Baikal in Russia
Lowest lying= Dead Sea between Israel Lowest lying= Dead Sea between Israel and Jordanand Jordan
Highest= Lake Titicaca in South AmericaHighest= Lake Titicaca in South America
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Great LakesGreat Lakes
H= HuronH= Huron
O= OntarioO= Ontario
M= MichiganM= Michigan
E= ErieE= Erie
S= SuperiorS= Superior
1/51/5thth of all fresh water on Earth is found in of all fresh water on Earth is found in the Great Lakesthe Great Lakes
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Great LakesGreat Lakes
Identify the surrounding statesIdentify the surrounding states
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Lake or Sea?Lake or Sea?
Dead SeaDead Sea
Sea of GalileeSea of Galilee
Caspian SeaCaspian Sea
Called seas because they contain salt Called seas because they contain salt water (Southwest Asia)water (Southwest Asia)
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Ticket out the DoorTicket out the Door
How are lakes formed?How are lakes formed?