33.2 - Types of Aquifers
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What is an unconfined aquifer?
💡 Hint: Think of the water table as the upper surface.
What characterizes a confined aquifer?
💡 Hint: What do we call the layers that confine it?
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What type of aquifer is characterized by a water table?
💡 Hint: Think about the surface characteristics.
True or False: Confined aquifers are always under pressure.
💡 Hint: Consider the definition of confined.
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How would you design a sustainable water management plan considering the existence of all four types of aquifers?
💡 Hint: Think of how each aquifer's characteristics would dictate its management needs.
Analyze the impact of over-extraction of a confined aquifer and its cascading effects on surrounding unconfined aquifers.
💡 Hint: Consider the relationship between pressure and recharge.
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