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Key Concepts:
Residential Usage
- Per-capita and household water usage
- Ways to reduce residential Water Usage
Agricultural Usage
- Irrigation and thirsty crops
- Irrigation tehcnologies and pratices that reduce water usage
- Soil salinization
Industrial Usage
- Water-intensive industries
- Hydroelectric power and water withdrawal
Global Water Stress
Student Input:
- Personal water audits
- Identification of state's most thirsty crops
- Percentage of electricity generated by hydropower
- Presence of water stress in the area?