Lakes
Soil and Water Resources
- larger than ponds; water flows to a river or stream;
loses its water through evaporation; may have
low/high tide and water currents.
Wetlands
- includes swamps, bogs, marshes, and lagoons
- bog/bogland – wetland that accumulates
peat, a deposit of dead plant material –
often mosses.
- Marsh – is a wetland that is dominated by
herbaceous rather than woody plant
species.
- can often be found at the edges of
lakes and streams, where they form a
transition between the aquatic and
Water Resources terrestrial ecosystem.
- lagoon – is a shallow body of water
separated from a larger body of water by
Uses of Water barrier islands and reefs.
Springs
- Personal Use
- Household Use - formed when groundwater meets the surface of the
- Recreation Use stream.
- Agricultural Use Wells
- Industrial Use
- created by drilling or digging through the rock layers
to reach the groundwater.
Surface Water
- Includes freshwater in streams, ponds, and lakes Soil Resources
- Habitat to a wide variety of organisms. Human Activities that can affect the availability and
quality of soil
Ground Water
1. Farming
- found below the surface.
- some fertilizers prevent soil from producing
- Mostly source of drinking water and support farming nutrients naturally.
in dry climates.
- some farmers practice the clearing of trees and
Aquafers – are porous permeable rock layers.
other plants – this practice removes the natural
Water table – surface of the ground water. plant cover, thereby exposing the soil to rain and wind.
Streams - overgrazing – when farm animals like cows,
carabaos, and goats eat large amount of plant cover
- bodies of water that are in constant motion like grass. This practice damages the natural
because of water current vegetation and causes soil to be easily washed with
water and blown by wind.
Rivers
- largest type of streams
2. Construction and Development
- Cagayan river (longest river in the Philippines)
- requires digging up of soil – as a result the plant
Ponds cover that protects the soil from erosion is removed.
- smaller bodies of water without any outlet; sources 3. Mining
are rainwater and underground springs.
Soil and Water Resources
- larger than ponds; water flows to a river or stream;
loses its water through evaporation; may have
low/high tide and water currents.
Wetlands
- includes swamps, bogs, marshes, and lagoons
- bog/bogland – wetland that accumulates
peat, a deposit of dead plant material –
often mosses.
- Marsh – is a wetland that is dominated by
herbaceous rather than woody plant
species.
- can often be found at the edges of
lakes and streams, where they form a
transition between the aquatic and
Water Resources terrestrial ecosystem.
- lagoon – is a shallow body of water
separated from a larger body of water by
Uses of Water barrier islands and reefs.
Springs
- Personal Use
- Household Use - formed when groundwater meets the surface of the
- Recreation Use stream.
- Agricultural Use Wells
- Industrial Use
- created by drilling or digging through the rock layers
to reach the groundwater.
Surface Water
- Includes freshwater in streams, ponds, and lakes Soil Resources
- Habitat to a wide variety of organisms. Human Activities that can affect the availability and
quality of soil
Ground Water
1. Farming
- found below the surface.
- some fertilizers prevent soil from producing
- Mostly source of drinking water and support farming nutrients naturally.
in dry climates.
- some farmers practice the clearing of trees and
Aquafers – are porous permeable rock layers.
other plants – this practice removes the natural
Water table – surface of the ground water. plant cover, thereby exposing the soil to rain and wind.
Streams - overgrazing – when farm animals like cows,
carabaos, and goats eat large amount of plant cover
- bodies of water that are in constant motion like grass. This practice damages the natural
because of water current vegetation and causes soil to be easily washed with
water and blown by wind.
Rivers
- largest type of streams
2. Construction and Development
- Cagayan river (longest river in the Philippines)
- requires digging up of soil – as a result the plant
Ponds cover that protects the soil from erosion is removed.
- smaller bodies of water without any outlet; sources 3. Mining
are rainwater and underground springs.
