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SITE INVENTORY MAPPING Flashcards

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Le Groot organizes nature’s beneficial services into 4 categories:

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Production, regulation, carrier, information

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How does the United Nation’s Environmental Programme define sustainability?

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Meeting the needs of current and future generations through integration of environmental protection, social advancement, and prosperity.

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Site planning should be informed by two key factors of the site

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The site context and the site character

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Three basic map types

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Thematic, Chart, Reference

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Examples of what a reference map might be used for

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Flood hazards, bathymetry, topography

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Types of maps a thematic map might be used for

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Elevation ranges, land use types, vegetation communities, soil suitability for building

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What types of maps might a chart be best for

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Aeronautical routes and airports
Nautical routes and hazards
Streets and highways

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What is the first step of the site inventory process?

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Building a base map

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What elements are typically included in a base map?

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Topographical survey, aerial imagery

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What restrictions can zoning regulations impose on a site?

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Building height, building site coverage, housing density

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A large lot size provides opportunities for what development benefits

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Variety of options, buffer zones between adjacent (potentially undesirable) areas, and increase access points

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Pros and cons of a high edge-to-interior ratio

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Along a highway or otherwise undesirable area the buffer would be difficult to include without taking up significant space. Lot sizes would likely be impacted. Natural features though would be an asset with more opportunities to utilize the view/proximity.

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Chloropleth Maps

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Thematic mapping using classes of colour to show differences in value (such as elevation, soils, population)

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What are the 8 categories of slope aspect and how are they typically graphically represented?

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North, North-east, East, South-east, South, South-west, west, North-west

Typically represented with shaded Chloropleth maps, using cooler colours or heavier hatching to show the cooler (I.e. North facing in Northern Hemisphere) slopes

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Aspects shown in a soil inventory may include:

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Acidity/alkalinity (pH), depth-to-bedrock, erosion potential, depth to seasonally high water table, permeability

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Solar radiation map can be created using three main elements of mapping inventory together, what are those elements?

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Slope aspect, slope gradient and vegetation

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Shade diagrams are appropriate at which of the four times during the day

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Mid morning (10am), noon (12pm), mid afternoon (2pm) and late afternoon (4pm)

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shade diagrams should show shading during three times of year

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Equinox (autumnal or spring) , summer solstice and winter solstice

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In what scenario is an exotic species likely to be a successful colonizer?

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When there are minimal constraints to their development and reproduction in the new habitat

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What is an Ecological Niche and what factors influence it

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Position of an organism within it’s community/ecosystem, determined by the area that it lives in and how it impacts the community through it’s adaptions and behaviours

21
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How many acres in a survey section?

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640 acres

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Examples of physical on-site design determinants

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Site character (natural or cultural), natural features (drainage, habitats, slopes), microclimate factors

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Examples of regulatory on-site design determinants

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Zoning codes, building codes, land development codes, design guildelines

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Examples of off-site design determinants

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Infrastructure, nuisances, local landmarks, Neighbourhood/regional character styles

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Non-point source pollution

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Categorized by having Pollutants originating from a wide area

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Point source pollution

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Pollution from a single identifiable source

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Stadia measurement

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A survey technique that uses the observed height of a 6 foot tall object to infer horizontal distance

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Four site measurement skills common to Site Planning

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Nominal, interval, ratio and ordinal

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Scale used to sort Collections without attributes that imply rank or order

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Nominal scale examples include land-use, plant communities, slope aspect

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Scale used in categories were features that have graduation or rank

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Ordinal scale examples include soil drainage capability, visual quality

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Scale used when there is a set special quantity between units

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Interval scale examples include density and terrain elevation

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Measurement scale that divides one attribute value by another

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Ratio scale example: slope

33
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The site inventory will provide data and three main categories

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Biological, physical, cultural

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What are examples of physical attributes of a site reviewed and documented during the site inventory process

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Topography, hydrology, soil, geology, microclimate

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What are some biological attributes reviewed and document it during the site inventory process

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Ecological, vegetation, wildlife

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What are some examples of cultural attributes reviewed and document to do inside inventory process

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Land-use, open space, regulations, property ownership/value, sensory perception, infrastructure

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What are some examples of ecological infrastructure constraints

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Aquifer recharge areas, wetlands, surface water, critical wildlife habitat

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What are some examples of health or safety constraints on site

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Floodplains, earthquake fault zones, areas susceptible to landslides

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What are some examples of physiographic barrier constraints

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Steep slopes, Highly erodible soils, shallow bedrock

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What are some examples of natural resource barriers

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Prime farmland, sand and gravel deposits, specimen trees, scenic views

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What are some examples of historic resources constraints

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Historic buildings, archeological sites

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What are some examples of legal constraints on a site

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Zoning codes, subdivisions ordinances, easements, deed restrictions

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What are some examples of nuisances which would be constraint on a site

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Noises, odors, unsightly views

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Datum

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Abstract coordinate system that takes a known location to locate others

45
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Define nuisance

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A nuisance interferes with one’s enjoyment by being an inconvenience or annoyance

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