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Watershed Management and Morphometric Analysis

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Which software can be used to delineate watershed areas from SRTM data and topographic sheets?

ARC GIS or Google Earth

Microsoft Office or Adobe Acrobat

SAGA GIS or QGIS

Erdas Imagine or ENVI (correct)

What is the primary purpose of assessing soil erosion rates?

To monitor changes in vegetation cover over time

To study the effects of climate change on soil erosion

To develop adequate prevention measures for sustainable land and water resource management (correct)

To create detailed topographic maps of watershed areas

What is the primary factor affecting soil erodibility?

Aggregate stability (correct)

Soil texture

Topographic features

Vegetation cover

What is the term for the amount of rainfall that contributes to soil erosion?

Rainfall erosivity Signup and view all the answers

What can alter vegetation cover, impacting soil erosion rates?

Human activities and large-scale developments Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary use of ARC GIS software in watershed analysis?

Calculating drainage density and frequency Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the process of calculating watershed characteristics from extracted parameters?

GIS analysis Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary impact of topographic features on soil erosion?

Affecting rill and interrill erosion Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary reason for studying soil erosion rates?

To develop sustainable land and water resource management strategies Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the ratio of the basin's perimeter to its area?

Circulatory ratio Signup and view all the answers