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4.01 Evaluate erosion and depositional processes: 4.02 Analyze mechanisms for generating ocean currents and upwelling: 4.03 Analyze the mechanisms that produce the various types of shorelines and their resultant landforms: 4.04 Evaluate water resources: 4.05 Investigate and analyze environmental issues and solutions for North Carolina's river basins, wetlands, and tidal environments:
 * ~ Competency Goal 4: The learner will build an understanding of the hydrosphere and its interactions and influences on the lithosphere, the atmosphere, and environmental quality. ||
 * **Objectives**
 * Formation of stream channels with respect to the work being done by the stream (i.e. down-cutting, lateral erosion, and transportation).
 * Nature and characteristics of sediments.
 * Effects on water quality
 * Effect of human choices on the rate of erosion.
 * Temperature.
 * Coriolis effect.
 * Climatic influence.
 * Nature of underlying geology.
 * Long and short term sea-level history.
 * Formation and breaking of waves on adjacent topography.
 * Human impact.
 * Storage and movement of groundwater.
 * Ecological services provided by the ocean
 * Environmental impacts of a growing human population.
 * Causes of natural and manmade contamination.
 * Water quality.
 * Shoreline changes.
 * Habitat preservation. ||