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Vocabulary from Discover NC River Basins Reading
Number one on River Basins and Ecosystems of North Carolina Project
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9th Grade
11/09/2013

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River Basin  

Definition
Is the drainage area of a river.
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Estuary 

Definition
Is an enclosed area where fresh water from a river meets salty water from the sea/ocean.
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Groundwater
Definition
Is the water found in cracks in sand, gravel and rocks below the earth’s surface.
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Watershed 

Definition
Is all the land draned by a river, stream, lake or other body of water.
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Ecosystem  

Definition
 Is a natural system that in clude plants, animals, soil, air, and water. 
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Aquifer  

Definition
Is a porous rock layer underground that is used for hodling water. 
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Ecological Footprint

 

Definition
Is the amount of land and water needed to support one’s lifestyle using current technology.  
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Riparian
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Is pertainng to the edges of streams or rivers. 

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Sediment 
Definition
Is eroded soil particls that wash or get blown into a body of water.
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Point Source Pollution  

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Is discharge entering a stream or other body of water at a specific, detectable point. This is polution that can be traked back to its source. 
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Non-point Source Pollution  

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Is diffused runoff from a large areas of land. Non-point source polution is polution that can NOT be traked back to a specific source. 
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Algal Bloom 
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Is the rapid dence growth of alge tha takes away the waters oxygen as it dies and decomposes.
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Stormwater  

Definition
 Is the surplus water from rain and melted snow. 
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Macroinvertebrate 

    

Definition
Is an animal that does not have a backbone and is visible to the naked eye.
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Greenway  

Definition
Is an open space or connector along a natural corridor that is used for parks and trails.
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