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Map
scale of 1/2400 means that an inch means what
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Different types of regions, nodal,
function, ect….know them i.e. news paper
is a certain type of region
- a.
- Nodal Region – sometimes called a functional
- region, is characterized by a set of places connected by lines of communication
- or movement to another place that series as a focus (or node) for the entire
- set. (nodal because of common focuses), like a newspaper circulation area
- b.
- Uniform region – sometimes called a formal
- region, is a territory where one or more features are present throughout the
- area and absent or unimportant beyond it. i.e. the entire area where the
- cottonwood constitutes a significant part of the total tree cover. Multi-featured uniform regions summarize
- different types of information for a given area, usually subjective.
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What is meant by multi featured uniform region?
- It
- summarized different types of information for a given area, usually subjective
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What about boundaries between regions.
- a.
- Boundaries between adjacent multi-feature
- regions are seldom sharp and well defined on the landscape, they blend into
- each other. They are transition zones, not sharp lines which make them
- difficult to map.
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Do regions exist at different scales
- Yes,
- Often, themes significant in defining a larger regtion like NY, the theme is
- urbaneness but also, for Chinatown, the theme is Chinese
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In 2000 what percent of region lived in urban
areas, or the 30 largest urban areas.
- a.
- In 2006 more than 45% of the US population lived
- in 25 of the largest urban regions
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What percent of us population were farmers in
1997?
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What was the percent farmers in Canada in 1997
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How quick are the urbanized areas of us and
Canada increasing, by how many acres per year
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- They are increasing by 2.2 million acres a year
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What percent of Americans move each year?
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What do we mean by basic vs non basic economic
activities?
- a.
- Basic activities – bringing income to a region
- from outside.
- b.
- Non-Basic – non-basic activates recirculate
- money that is already in the region, i.e. local retail sales and services.
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What percent of world exports come from the US?
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What country is the largest export of coal in
the world?
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How much of the world’s oil does US and Canada
consume?
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Canada’s National gvt is modeled after which
country?
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What do Geomorpholigists study?
They study landform developments
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How far north does the Atlantic and coastal
plain of the gulf extend? From Mexico to what
- a.
- from northern Mexico along the East Coast of the
- US to the southern margins of New England.
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The continental shelf off of the gulf and plains
extend out? How many kilometers.
- a.
- Extend out to the Artic up to 400 kilometers
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Interior lowland is bounded on the east by what?
- a.
- The Appalachian and Rocky Mountains
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What physiographic region was most affected by
glaciation?
a.
The Shield
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Massive boulders that are left behind through
glaciers are known as what?
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Retreating glaciers leaves hills of debris
called what?
- a.
- Glacial Till, or drift
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What is the name of the area in Southern
Wisconsin that was not glaciated called?
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Whats the tallest peak in Eastern US?
- a.
- Mount Mitchell in NC at 2036 Meters
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The artic circle is in what degree latitude?
66.5 Degree North Latitued
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Where do we find the greatest temp variability,
along interior or coastal
- a.
- Interior, great planes area
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How much does temp drop per kilometer as you go
up in the air.
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- 3.5 degrees per 1,000 feet
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Who’s climatic scheme does most climatologists
use when they map climates.
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The altitude above which trees won’t grow is
know as what?
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Check out the soil section, horizons and o
horizons ect….
- Soil horizons
- i. A-Horizons – the uppermost layer
- ii. B-Horizon is the level below the A and is where
- the matter removed from the A horizon accumulates
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- The C-Horizon is the parent material.
iv. O-horizon at the surface where organic matter isfreshly decaying and actively adding organic matter to the soil.
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Know which layers are where
- a.
- O is on the top, then A then B
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What are the layers in soil known as
Horizons
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What are the layers in soil known as
Horizons
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Types of soils
- a. Aridisols – from the word arid. Dry climate
- soils are low in organic content and have little agricultural value
b. Spodosols –develop in cool moist climates
- c.
- Tundra Soils – associated with a cold, moist
- climate – no agricultural value
d. Three more productive soils are
- i. Mollisols
- – midlatitude grassland soils of semiarid and subhumid climate
- ii. Alfisol – second best in agricultural value,
- midlatitude forest and forest grassland boundaries
- iii. Ultisols – develop in areas with abundant
- precipitation and a long frost free period.
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Where in the US would you find coal fields?
a
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- E-Kentucky, West Virginia and Western
- Pennsylvania. About 20%
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Know three major rocks and how are they created,
metamorphic, megmis…what ever.
- a. Metamorphic rock – is formed differently than
- sedimentary rock. Rock that is formed by heat and pressure
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