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Chapter 11 - Terrain Analyses Flashcards

1
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This describes the vertical and horizontal dimensions of a land surface

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Terrain

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2
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What is another name for terrain?

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Land relief

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3
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This is “land relief” or terrain for underwater surfaces

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Bathymetry

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4
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What are at least three of five processes that are impacted by terrain?

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  1. Hydrology; 2. Soils/erosion; 3. Weather/climate; 4. Construction; 5. Military operations
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5
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This terrain variable describes elevation above datum

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Height

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6
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This terrain variable describes rise over run

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Slope

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7
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This terrain variable describes the direction of slope

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Aspect

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8
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This terrain variable describes the watershed above a point

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Upslope area

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9
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This terrain variable describes the longest path to a point

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Flow length

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10
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This terrain variable describes terrain curvature

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Profile curvature

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11
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This terrain variable describes site obstruction

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Visibility

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12
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Is terrain analysis well-established in GIS?

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Yes

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13
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Do many data and analytical methods exist for terrain analysis in GIS?

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Yes

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14
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Are terrain analysis calculations difficult to program?

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No

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15
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Are terrain analysis results shown to be inaccurate?

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No

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16
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Is elevation data available for most surfaces?

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Yes

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17
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Are elevation data sets frequently updated?

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Yes

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18
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Is terrain analysis data cheap to collect?

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No

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19
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What are three ways terrain can be modeled in GIS?

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Raster, vector, TIN

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20
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What is the most commonly used data type for terrain analysis?

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Raster

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21
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What are two reasons why raster is the most commonly used method for terrain analysis?

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Simple structure and clear-cut math operations

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22
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Raster terrain analysis uses this approach

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Moving window

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23
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Different these are used for different calculations in moving window raster terrain analysis

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Kernels

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24
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These are connected lines of equal elevation

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Contour lines

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25
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What is another name for contour lines?

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Isoclines

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26
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Contour lines represent elevation at these

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Fixed intervals

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27
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This aspect of contour lines varies among maps and scales

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Interval

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28
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Contour lines run this way to slope

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Perpendicular

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29
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This aspect of contour lines portrays terrain shape

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Shape and density of lines

30
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Contour lines are an old method of symbolizing terrain on these

31
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Contour lines are a feature of these maps

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USGS 7.5’ + 15’ quads

32
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What are two ways of creating contour line maps?

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  1. Stereo aerial photos; 2. Grid of sampled elevation points
33
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This describes the shape of a landscape

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Terrain morphology

34
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Terrain morphology affects the direction and rate of movement of these

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Surface processes

35
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What are at least three of four common measures of terrain morphology?

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  1. Slope; 2. Aspect; 3. Plan curvature; 4. Profile curvature
36
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This is the change in elevation over distance, or the tilt of land

37
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Slope is measured along the path of this

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Steepest vertical change

38
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What are the three ways to express slope?

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  1. Degree slope; 2. Percent slope; 3. Ratio
39
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This expresses slope as an angle

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Degree slope

40
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This expresses slope as rise over run

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Percent slope

41
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This expresses slope as a vertical distance over a horizontal distance

42
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Calculating slope with raster data must integrate these two things

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Elevation change in X direction and elevation change in Y direction

43
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Do slopes usually pass through cell centers?

44
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This describes the cardinal direction of a slope

45
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Aspect is reported as this

A

Azimuth (0-360 degrees)

46
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Aspect is calculated based on this

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dZ/dx + dZ/dy

47
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This describes concave and convex terrain

48
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Curvature is a complex calculation using these for a 9-cell neighbor

A

Elevation values

49
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What are the two types of curvature?

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Plan and profile curvature

50
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What are three types of morphometric features?

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Pits, peaks, saddles

51
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These maps show concavities and convexities

A

Morphometric maps

52
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DEM data is used extensively for the study of this

53
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This quantifies direction of overland or subsurface flow

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Flow direction

54
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What are two ways to express direction of flow?

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  1. Compass heading (0-360 degrees); 2. Cell ID that flow moves toward
55
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Flow direction can be calculated using aspect and other elevation measures among these

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Adjacent cells

56
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These cause problems in hydrological analysis and must be identified and filled

A

Spurious ‘pits’

57
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This is an area that supplies flow through a point on a landscape

58
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What are three other terms for watershed?

A

Basin, catchment, drainage

59
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This is used to find watershed boundaries

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Flow direction

60
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These define areas with likely surface water

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Drainage networks

61
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These identify flow divergent and convergent zones

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Wetness indices

62
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What are three things that wetness indices can predict?

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Soil moisture, flooding, plant communities

63
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This describes the surface area visible from a point

64
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What are at least two of three uses of viewsheds?

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  1. Locating roads/factories/utilities; 2. Managing scenic areas; 3. Military field operations
65
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Viewsheds are calculated using this

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Cell-to-cell visibility

66
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In viewshed analysis, lines of sight are drawn between these

A

View cells and target cells

67
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These depict terrain as landscapes of light and shadow

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Shaded relief maps

68
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What is another term for shaded relief maps?

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Hillshade maps

69
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How are shaded relief maps produced?

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By calculating surface brightness of each cell

70
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What are two things that shaded relief maps depend on?

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Terrain and sun position

71
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When are shaded relief map cells brightest?

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When angle = 90 degrees

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