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GIS Education Community Blog : Earth Quiz: 20 Questions about Our Planet Using ArcGIS Online

GIS Education Community Blog : Earth Quiz: 20 Questions about Our Planet Using ArcGIS Online | GIS in Education | Scoop.it
Take a look at this image. Which waterfall is shown in this image? What clues exist on the landscape to help you choose among the three options listed? Where is this glaciated terrain located?
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Where Does Your Water Come From?

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This interactive map documents where 443 million people around the world get there water (although the United States data is by far the most extensive).  Most people can't answer this question.  A recent poll by The Nature Conservancy discoverd that 77% of Americans (not on private well water) don't know where their water comes from, they just drink it.  This link has videos, infographics and suggestions to promote cleaner water.  This is also a fabulous example of an embedded map using ArcGIS Online to share your geospatial data with a wider audience.  

 

Tags: GIS, water, fluvial, environment, ESRI, pollution, development, consumption, resources, mapping, environment depend, cartography, geospatial. 


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Nic Hardisty's comment, October 15, 2012 9:01 AM
I was definitely unaware of where my drinking water came from. This is nice, user-friendly map... Hopefully it gets updated regularly, as it will be interesting to see how these sources change over time.