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Water Hotspot (should only take 10 minutes) A Water hotspot is An area where water depletion is cause for great concern. What areas do you think are water hotspots? Open the websites on your handout and answer the questions. Discuss. Hyperlinks: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/3754520.stm http://www.circleofblue.org/2016/water-climate/infographic-water-and-security-hot-spots-2016/

Introduction Read the introduction on the handout out loud as a class.

Mono lake case study Watch the video as a class:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqmbZVQYAPs Using the video and the Website answer the questions on your handout. (should take about 10 minutes) Hyperlink to website: http://www.monolake.org/

Salton Sea Watch the video as a class:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxM52hJgHWI Using the video and the Website answer the questions on your handout. (should take about 10-15 minutes) Hyperlink to website: http://www.desertusa.com/salton/salton.html http://www.saltonsea.ca.gov/

The Aral Sea Watch the videos as a class: Using the video and the Website answer the questions on your handout. (should take about 15-20 minutes) Hyperlink to websites: Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5N-_69cWyKo http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aral_sea http://www.unep.org/dewa/vitalwater/article115.html

Colorado River Watch the videos as a class: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnzWDo3VFao https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHkBAKLFZcs Using the videos, your textbook and the Internet, answer the questions on your handout. (should take about 20-30 minutes) Helpful Hyperlinks: Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEc1Qi2tjOs Website: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/the-colorado-river-runs-dry- 61427169/ Website: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/chinas-three-gorges-dam-disaster/