GEOG 1113 Landform Geography Exam 3 Study Guide PDF

GEOG 1113: Landform Geography Exam 3 study guide You still need to study all of your notes. Don't just write short descriptions of the terms below and learn those. What are these: perennial stream, confluence, watershed, drainage basin, trunk stream, drainage divide, tributary. What are the ACT...

GEOG 1113: Landform Geography Exam 3 study guide You still need to study all of your notes. Don't just write short descriptions of the terms below and learn those. What are these: perennial stream, confluence, watershed, drainage basin, trunk stream, drainage divide, tributary. What are the ACT and ACF water basins? What do those letters stand for? Where are these? Why are they important? What are some problems associated with these? Stream ordering Depositional and erosional landforms, what are they, where are they, how are they formed? What are hillslopes, rills, gullies, ravines, canyons? Stream gradation Braided and meandering streams, what are they, where are they, how are they different? Evolution of a graded stream and all landforms associated with this Niagara Falls, how were they formed, how are they changing, why are they changing? What are the parts of a meandering stream and why do streams meander? Know all floodplain landforms, what they are, where they are, and how they are formed. Why do drainage basins change? How do they change? What is an alluvial fan? How do they form? Are they important? What is a river delta? How are they formed? Why do they form? What is urbanization and how does it impact streams? What are dams and reservoirs, what are they for, what are some pros and cons of each? What are the problems caused by Buford Dam and where is it? Desertification Where are the 3 places you find arid landforms and why? What is a rainshadow, where are they, and how do they work? What are the desert landforms we discussed, where are they, how are they created? Why is eolian erosion more prominent in the desert? Explain the different types of particle transport in wind What are the 2 types of wind erosion? Describe them, give examples, describe the examples, and explain how they are formed. What is loess? Where is it? Why is it important? Where are the regions prone/threatened by desertification? Why are they prone/threatened? What are some of the problems caused by sandstorms? What is the Sahel? What are some problems it faces? What was the Dust Bowl? What caused it? Lake Chad What are the types of tillage and how do they work? What is the relationship between free grazers and desertification? What is a glacier? How do they develop? Where do you find them? What is the glacial mass budget? What are the parts? Be able to label. How do glaciers move? What are the 2 main types of glaciers? Where are they? How are they different? What are the landforms associated with glaciers? Describe them. What is a periglacial landscape? Where are they? What are the active layer and permafrost layers? Why are they important? What landforms are found in periglacial landscapes? Describe them and explain how they are formed. Interglacial and glacial When was the last ice age? What were some impacts on plants and humans? Isostatic rebound What are the differences between bays, oceans, gulfs, and seas and where do you find them? What is salinity? What is the difference between brackish and brine water? How have glaciers changed the North American continent? How did glaciations influence vegetation patterns and human settlement history? What are rias? Where are they? How are they created? What are tides and how do they work? How will they change in the 2030s? What is wave compression? What are tsunamis, where are they, what creates them, and What kind of damage do they cause? Describe the 2004 Indonesia and 2011 Japanese tsunamis. Why was the Indonesian tsunami so deadly? Why was the Japanese tsunami so deadly? What are the littoral processes? Name and describe some erosional and depositional coastal landforms. What are they? Where do you find them? How are they made? Be able to label. Why are barrier islands important? What are tropical coral reefs? How are they formed? Where are they? What conditions do they need to thrive? How does sunscreen impact them? What is an atoll? How are they formed? What are the coastal engineering structures humans use to stabilize beaches? Describe them. How do they work? Do they work?