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GEOG 205 final Flashcards

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define geomorphology

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describe the driving mechanisms of geomorphology

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describe the difference between uniformitarianism and catastrophism

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define the processes and forms

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describe process geomorphology and why this approach is important

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understand why studying geomorphology is relevant

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define and provide examples of isolated, closed, and open systems

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define negative and positive feedbacks

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understand the concept of thresholds and equilibrium

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describe the relationship between drivers and resistances to landscape change and list the forces of each

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describe the role of time, magnitude, and frequency in landscape change

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12
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define denudation

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13
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describe differences/similarities between weathering and erosion

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14
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describe key factors that control weathering

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15
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define the two types of weathering (physical and chemical)

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describe the six types of physical weathering

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describe the different types of chemical weathering and provide an example for each

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18
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explain why weathering is important in geomorphology

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19
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understand the role of weathering in soil formation

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define soil forming factors

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(cl, o, r, p, t)

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21
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define cohesion and adhesion

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22
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describe differences between clay and sand particles

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23
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define mass movements in force balance terms (driving vs resisting forces)

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what are the basic forces involved in slope stability

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25
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differentiate the main categories of mass movement processes and landforms

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how does mass movement affect erosion and deposition?

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define source and sinks in a geomorphology context

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define key characteristics of a watershed

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29
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describe the importance of watershed morphology in understanding geomorphologic processes

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what is the equation for calculating drainage density?

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31
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describe different drainage patterns and where they might form/what controls their morphology

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define hydraulic actions and abrasion and where they occur in the system

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33
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what are the driving and resisting forces in channels?

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34
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define channel hydraulics’ via discharge and stream power

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35
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define the 3 types of sediment transport

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36
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what is the equation used to calculate volume of sediment transport?

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37
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describe the fluvial continuum

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38
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describe the 4 main types of channels

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39
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define factors that drive coastal processes

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40
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list and discuss coastal sediment sources

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41
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define base level and its different settings

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42
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what are the 5 subzones of coastal geomorphology?

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coast, littoral zone, shore, shoreface, and continental shelf

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what are the differences between currents, tides, and waves

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44
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how do tides form?

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45
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what is the different wave terminology and how do waves move?

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46
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depositional vs erosional coasts

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47
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describe offshore landforms

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48
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describe turbidite, their formation, and stratigraphic layering

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49
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what are the key drivers of aeolian transport?

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50
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describe key component of wind

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51
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what is the wind erosion equation?

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52
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define loess

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53
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describe loess sediment sources

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54
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why are loess present in europe and north america?

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55
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define reg

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56
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define erg

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57
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define ripples

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58
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describe ripple formation

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58
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define dunes

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59
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classify and define different dune types based on wind direction, shape, and sediment supply

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60
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define the 3 types of glaciers and how constrained by topography they are

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61
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define climatic snow line and the trends with latitude and altitude

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62
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define the 3 milankovic cycles that influence glacial occurances

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63
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discuss the importance of glaciers in geomorphology

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64
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describe basal shear stress and glens law

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65
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what are the different crevasse shapes?

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66
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describe warm vs cold based glaciers

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67
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how does glacial ice form?

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68
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how are glaciers classified?

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69
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what are the differences between alpine and ice sheet glaciers?

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70
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what is glacier mass balance and its key terms

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(glacial direction flow and movements)

71
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modes of glacial sediment transport

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72
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types of glacial sediment

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73
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what are glacial erosional and depositional features and how do they form

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74
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what is the role of endogenic processes in landscape creation/geomorphology

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75
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describe evidence for plate tectonics

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76
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define drivers of plate tectonic movements

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77
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describe plate boundary interactions

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78
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what are the different eruption and lava types

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79
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why are volcanoes important in geomorphology?

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79
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define volcano types

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80
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what is the anthropocene?

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