Application Assignment

UST 289 Fall, 2016 Application Assignment Due December 7, 2016

For this assignment you will answer the questions listed below.

Your assignment is to be word processed, double spaced, and grammar and spell

checked! You may submit in hard copy or via email to the instructor. Early

submissions are encouraged.

Websites are listed below each question to get you started in finding your answers.

Some material that relates to the questions may be found within your book, some will

not. You are free to use other sources as well. However, Wikipedia is NOT to be

used. (Wikipedia is an open source site. Changes can be made that may make

information posted there incorrect.) You must cite your work appropriately and enclose

a reference page. Be sure to list even the sites that I have provided you if you use them

to answer the question.

Do NOT do a laundry list of “question asked” and “answer” in your answer.

While I have provided you with questions to answer, please answer them in

paragraph form. Your answers should read as a narrative that covers all of the

items raised by my questions.

I prefer that you paraphrase the material that you find for your answers rather

than doing copy and paste. Do NOT copy and paste material without putting it in

quotation marks and appropriately citing it if you feel a need to do your paper this

way. Do not use more than 3 quotations if you feel the need to quote directly.

(Copying and pasting without quotations and appropriate citations is plagiarism

and will result in a grade of 40 (F) for the total assignment. Citations are also

required for paraphrased material as well.) If you are unsure just what plagiarism is

or how to cite correctly please go to the writing center website and click on the link to

the right. The writing center is at http://www.csuohio.edu/academic/writingcenter/

If you go to the Writing Center, please be sure to note the date and time and who

helped you there when turning in your paper. I do take into account the extra

steps you were willing to take to improve your writing when I grade your

assignment.

If you are unsure how to do citations, you can go to:

http://library.csuohio.edu/research/vrd/citations.html

http://citationmachine.net

UST 289 Fall, 2016 Application Assignment Due December 7, 2016

The links to the guides there are very good. If you are not required to use a specific

format by your major discipline, I suggest using APA.

You can contact me via email or ask questions in class if you are unsure about your

assignment.

The assignment:

We are fortunate to live next to one of the major freshwater sources in the world.

However we rarely think about what feeds that water source and what might threaten it.

These questions will help you to explore those sources with a focus on the local

northwest Ohio area.

What is a watershed? What are some of the benefits of a watershed? Do they just deal

with providing a way for water to reach a stream, river or lake or do they provide other

benefits? What are those benefits? Do you think that these rise to the level where

legislation is needed to protect a watershed? Defend your answer.

How large is the Lake Erie watershed area? What is the population of this area? How

is the land currently used?

How many square miles does the watershed cover? What is the population of this

area? How is the land currently used? A number of local rivers and creeks are a part of

this watershed including the Cuyahoga River Watershed.

How many square miles are in the Cuyahoga watershed area? What formed the river?

Where does the river begin? What is the shape of the river? How did it contribute to

the development of the Cleveland Akron area? The river is often referred to as a

“burning river”. How did this come about? What happened to make the river “burn”?

What happened after the river “burned”?

The river is now serviced by a number of organizations that work to bring it back to life.

What is the Cuyahoga River Restoration? One of its programs is “Habitats for Hard

Places”. What does this program focus on? Do you believe that they can be

successful? Why or why not? The organization also provides a number of educational

resources. Please review one of these and tell me if you found it helpful in

understanding how to address issues that relate to the river. Why or why not did you

find it helpful?

http://water.epa.gov/type/watersheds/whatis.cfm

UST 289 Fall, 2016 Application Assignment Due December 7, 2016

https://www.epa.gov/hwp/learn-about-healthy-watersheds-their-assessment-and-

protection

http://www.dec.ny.gov/lands/25604.html

http://www.epa.gov/lakeerie/

http://ech.cwru.edu/ech-cgi/article.pl?id=CR9

http://www.cuyahogariver.org/

http://www.cuyahogariver.org/habitat-for-hard-places.html

http://www.cuyahogariver.org/educationresources.html