ID & Geo Final Flashcards
Where are the Tropic of Cancer & Tropic of Capricorn located?
Tropic of Cancer - 23.5 deg. N.
Tropic of Capricorn - 23.5 deg. S.
Where is the highest risk of desertification?
In Africa (Tropic of Cancer - 23.5 deg. N.)
What is the water which passes over land called?
Overland flow
What is the biggest river basin in the world?
Nile River Basin
Where are most water rights derived from?
Western Countries - colonially entrenched systems still in place in many decolonized countries
What are the 3 major doctrines related to water rights?
1) riparian
2) correlative rights
3) prior appropriation rights
riparian rights doctrine
A system for allocating water among those who possess land along its path.
correlative rights doctrine
Limits the rights of landowners to a common source of groundwater (such as an aquifer) to a reasonable share, typically based on the amount of land owned by each on the surface above.
prior appropriation doctrine
The first person to take a quantity of water from a water source for has the right to continue to use that quantity of water for that purpose.
Order the following from most infiltration to least.
Silt loam
Sand loam
Clay loam
Sand
Silt
Clay
What are the 2 main soil moisture zones (ordered correctly)?
Aeration zone
Capillary zone
What is hygroscopic water?
Water absorbed from the atmosphere and held very tightly by the soil particles, so that it is unavailable to plants.
