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1. What are the four sources of sodium chloride and other salts in the Salton Sea? Explain in detail where they came from (their genesis and/or origin).

2. Why is society a stakeholder at-large in the problem of the Salton Sea? Explain.

3. Why is the good-dike/bad-dike solution for the Salton Sea restoration ill conceived? Whay would you do in the Salton Sea if you had the decision-making power?

4. What is the main geologic and geomorphologic reason for the existence of the Salton Sea? Discuss in detail.

5. Explain the problem at Tierra del Sol. Discuss the differences between convection and diffusion as it relates to the Tierra del Sol aquifer.

6. Explain the reason why the study of hydroecology can provide answers to the problem at Tierra del Sol. What is a lineament? What is a dike in the context of Tierra del Sol?

7. In what three ways can groundwater resource exploitation be measured? What is deep percolation? Why is deep percolation related to problem scale?

8. What are the differences between surface water and groundwater from an environmental, sustainability, economic, and legal standpoint? What is preventing groundwater legislation from being implemented in the U.S.?

9. What is the reason why the Ojos Negros valley is called as such (Black Eyes)? How can we confirm that the name has a physical basis and not otherwise ("the Lady with Black Eyes"). What will happen to the valley in the future if groundwater pumping continues at present rates?

10. In your opinion, what is the one overriding reason why Environmental Hydrology is important in society?