Author Question: Does the total water use in the U.S. show any general geographic patterns? Do northern states use ... (Read 53 times)

evelyn o bentley · **on:** Jul 13, 2018

Does the total water use in the U.S. show any general geographic patterns?
Do northern states use more water than southern states? Do eastern states
use more than western states? Large states more than small states? What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

List and describe your major classifi cations of water use. (At least fi ve but
not more than ten categories.) What will be an ideal response?

Question 3

List as many diff erent uses of water outside the home as you can. What will be an ideal response?

ktidd · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 13, 2018

Answer to Question 1

The largest states (CA and TX) appear to use more than other states. Otherwise, there
are no clear patterns of use.

Answer to Question 2

Answers will vary. May include categories based on location, purpose, or some
combination of both. Some possible categories may include household, commercial,
agricultural, industrial, and recreational uses.

Answer to Question 3

Answers will vary. Water uses outside the home are similar to uses in the home, but in
larger volume. Uses include cleaning, bathing, cooking, agriculture and landscaping,
waste disposal, fi shing, swimming, boating, dust control, manufacturing, generating
power, etc.