Physical Geography Lab Exam 2 Study Guide

Physical Geography Lab Exam 2 Study Guide – Maps are at the front table today. This lab exam covers: Volcanoes, Earthquakes, and Plate Tectonics Topographic Maps and Aerial Photo Interpretation Mass movement and Karst Groundwater Rivers Deserts Coasts Glaciers Soils Ecosystem Solutions

1. LENEXA, KANSAS What is the contour interval?

What is the scale of the map?

This scale means that one inch on the map represents how many inches on the ground?

How many feet?

How many miles?

What educational feature is found in the SE ¼ of the NW ¼ of Section 23, T 12 S, R 24 E?

Use the Public Land Survey (like above land description) to give the location of a potential site for mass movement using the Public Land Survey System

Why did you choose this site?

2. MOUNT RANIER, WASHINGTON AND SEA FLOOR AND EARTHQUAKE MAPS What is the topographic relief (change in elevation) from the top of Mount Rainier to the Carbon River Ranger Station in the NW ¼ of Section 3, T 17 N, R 7 E?

Based on its shape, size, and slope, what kind of volcano is it?

What type of plate boundary is here?

3. PHILLIPP, MISSISSIPPI What is the channel pattern of the Tallahatchie River?

What is the drainage basin pattern for the Jackson Creek area near the town of Leverett in T 23 N, R 2 E?

What does this pattern mean about the rocks underneath the surface?

What is the direction of flow for Jackson Creek?

Calculate the gradient of Jackson Creek from the headwaters at an elevation of 370 ft to 140 ft over a distance of 4 miles. Gradient = change in elevation (relief)/distance

What is Hampton Lake in the west-central portion of the map? Explain how it formed. 4. ASHBY, NEBRASKA Based on the lake elevations in the area of Graham Ranch in the northwest portion of the map, what is the general direction of groundwater flow?

5. MOUNT WHITNEY, CALIFORNIA What are the Wright Lakes? (look in the southwestern corner near the county boundary)

What is Deerhorn Mountain? (look in the west-central area)

What is the ridge between Erin Lake and Primrose Lake near the bottom-center of the map?

What geological process produced these landforms?

Why is there a montane needleleaf forest biome on the west side of the range but a desert biome on the east side of the range?

Which side of the mountain (west or east) would have a soil with more developed O, A, and B horizons?

6. ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA What kind of drainage basin pattern is in the southern part of the map?

What is the glacial term for the lakes in the southern part of the map?

7. BOOTHBAY, MAINE What is the coastal feature extending across Little River in the southwestern part of the map?

What is Cape Island south of Southport Island?

Using the map scale, what is the width in miles of Sheepscot Bay between Little Good Harbor and Christmas Cove on the southwester part of the map?

8. Draw contour lines at 10 ft intervals beginning with 50 feet to 100 feet.