Glencoe Earth Science

Chapter 9: Water Erosion and Deposition

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Topic: Drainage Basins

Visit these sites to learn more about drainage basins in your region. Use the information to complete the activity in your book.

HYDRO1k Elevation Derivative Database

( http://edcdaac.usgs.gov/gtopo30/hydro/ )
Locate Your Watershed

( http://cfpub1.epa.gov/surf/locate/index.cfm )
The Drainage Basin Concept

( http://www.physicalgeography.net/fundamentals/10aa.html )
Flood Damage in the United States

( http://www.flooddamagedata.org/basin.html )

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Topic: Classification of Rivers

Visit these sites to learn more about major rivers in the United States. Use the information to complete the activity in your book.

Rivers Seen From Space

( http://www.athenapub.com/rivers1.htm )
U.S. Wild and Scenic Rivers

( http://gorp.away.com/gorp/resource/us_river/main.htm )
Rivers of the United States

( http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0001800.html )
List of Rivers in the United States

( http://www.wordiq.com/definition/List_of_rivers_in_the_United_States )
Nationwide Rivers Inventory

( http://www.nps.gov/ncrc/programs/rtca/nri/ )
Significant Rivers in the Continental United States

( http://www.graphicmaps.com/webimage/countrys/namerica/usstates/artwork/rivers/uslayout.htm )

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Visit these sites for more information about saving beaches.

Earth System Science Overview

( http://www.woodrow.org/teachers/esi/1997/53/ovrview.htm )
Beach Erosion

( http://whyfiles.org/091beach/ )
Beach Erosion Control

( http://www.dbw.ca.gov/beach.asp )
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