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Video: “The Chattahoochee River”
1. All the water we have on Earth is over ______years old.
2. What 3 states does the Chattahoochee flow through?
3. Where do the headwaters of the Chattahoochee originate?
4. What does the Chattahoochee become after it leaves Lake Seminole?
5. What body of water does the Chattahoochee dump into?
6. What are 3 things the Chattahoochee provides for us?
7. Everyday the integrity of the Chattahoochee is threatened by ______, inappropriate construction practices, unchecked ______, and rampant growth.
8. What is a watershed?
9. Why did Ohio’s Cuyahoga River catch fire in 1969?
10. By 1970 only ______of U.S. rivers, streams, and lakes were safe for fishing and swimming.
11. In 1972 the ______was enacted to restore and protect our Nation’s waters.
12. It targets ______source pollution as the most critical factor in the destruction of our water ways.
13. Point source pollution comes from a ______obvious source, usually a ______. We associate this pollution with manufacturing industries and ______treatment plants.
14. Downstream from Atlanta the water cannot be used for drinking because…
15. Today most water quality problems are caused by millions of various sources of polluted runoff- called ______source pollution.
16. Individually these may be small, inadequate, and harmless but cumulatively they can be as deadly as point source pollutants.
17. What 2 ways do plants and trees help water flow into a river?
18. What results when too many sediments are added to water by land disturbing activities?
19. The most common penalty used to address construction violations is ______.
20. Why are these often inadequate deterrents?
21. Why is Lake Lanier becoming more like a river?
22. Appalachacola Bay produces ______million dollars a year for seafood industry.
23. Over ______of population in that area makes a living by fishing these waters.
24. What can we do to help manage the Chattahoochee?
25. What seems to be the biggest cause of Chattahoochee River problems?
26. Would you be willing to help clean up the Chattahoochee River?