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quizbowl13 wrote:now that DP's topic is freshwater, what do you think they will ask on the tests?
its such a narrow topic..
The last time it was at this spot in the rotation it was Rivers and Lakes. I don't know if it's the same thing with a new name, or a new thing.
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I'm sure there will be plenty to study for freshwater, even if it is narrowed down to just lakes and rivers.I don't know for sure what it involved last time, but there is quite a lot to know about water. To name a few, there could be questions on currents, floods, and how lakes and rivers affect people living in that area.
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Do you think they'll ask about the organisms in the water?
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You may have to know what types of organisms live in certain areas, but I doubt you will need to know about the organisms in detail, they usually leave that for ecology.
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quizbowl13 wrote:now that DP's topic is freshwater, what do you think they will ask on the tests?
its such a narrow topic..
Its not really a narrow topic, it can include everything from lakes and rivers to aquifers, which is really quite a lot of stuff, especially with the basic hydrology that is probably necessary. Its really not any narrower than glaciers.
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Water is a HUGE topic, and if it's fresh water, then there is not only the rivers and lakes systems and properties, but also the groundwater systems. I bet that most tests(if the test writer was smart), would be comprised of half rivers and lakes, and half groundwater. Also, water includes tons of possibilities with topographic maps.

Although i personally think that the topic is boring, there is a lot of possibilities with it.
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I'm so so so happy. :mrgreen:

When I was doing DP this year, my friend gave me a DP binder which I kinda just tossed to the side because it was the wrong topic. Then I was cleaning out my room a couple days ago and I found it and it was a RIvers and Lakes binder! There wasn't a whole lot of information, but that's okay because I can find it myself and there were a lot of tests. It did have the rules in it though which I thought was really helpful. Topics to study include but are not limited to:

Hydrological cycle
Aging of rivers (young, mature, old)
Depositional features including floodplains, levees, deltas, and meanders
Erosional features including rapids, waterfalls, canyons
Topographic map interpretation as related to river features and actions
River velocity including gradient, channel shape, and channel surface
Stream channel patterns including meandering, straight, and braided
Drainage patterns including dendritic, radial, and centripetal
Steam capacity including dissolved load, suspended load, and bedload
Stream classification including perennial and intermittent

Huh. I never thought there was so much to learn about rivers and lakes. :shock: However, that's just rivers and lakes, there are, as IdahoSciGuy said, going to be much more to cover if it's going to be freshwater.

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Ewww. I can already tell this isn't going to be a fun two years. I think by nature, Rivers & Lakes is less interesting than Volcanos & Earthquakes because eruption and EQs are more active, "exciting" events, while Rivers and Lakes are just sort of there. And, it sounds like our earth history unit in science class, which I absolutely hated. Please, please, let there be some other poor kid who gets this event, instead of me...

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I would probably add human impact on rivers/lakes to the list of stuff to study, like pollution, irrigation, dams, etc.
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Lakes and Rivers may not be as "Dynamic" as quakes and volcanoes but that doesn't mean it won't be a good event. A lot can go into L&R, so it may be an interesting event to study for, similar to how a lot went into everyday weather in Meteorology this year.
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I am going to be writing some Dynamic Planet tests this summer so when I post them online, ill try to make them as engaging and creative as possible! :D
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