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Site Inventory: Physical Attributes Flashcards

1
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What are the two stages of site inventory?

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  1. Site Reconnaissance (site investigation/ site visit)
  2. Base map (topo survey & aerial photos)
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What kind of information is conveyed on a topo survey?

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  1. Legal
  2. Topography
  3. Vegetation
  4. Soils/ Geology
  5. Hydrology
  6. Utilities
  7. Structures
  8. Circulation
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T or F: It is appropriate for site inventory maps to document spatial distribution of a particular attribute at more than one time of the year

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True : may vary seasonally (wildlife distribution, wind direction/ speed, seasonal high water table)

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What is housing density commonly expressed as?

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Number of dwelling units per acre

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5
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The _______ of housing units increases, therefore, as the site area increases

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Yield

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6
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Topographic surveys typically help you understand these three key attributes

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  1. Elevation
  2. Slope
  3. Aspect
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What is a chloropleth map?

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Map to visualize elevation with colors attributed to statistics to make it graphically legible

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Elevations reveal ________ & _________

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  1. Draining patterns
  2. Visibility
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What is slope?

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Result of constructional and destructional processes acting on geological structures.
Depends of soil parent materials and weathering

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10
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What programs can slope be mapped from?

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GIS and CAD

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What is aspect?

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Slope’s orientation (compass direction)

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What does variation in slope and aspect influence?

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Amount of solar radiation received on site on a daily and seasonal basis

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What is surgical geology concerned with?

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Structure, composition, and stability of the materials beneath and at the earth’s surface

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What are three processes that involve rock fragmentation and weathering?

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  1. Soil formation
  2. Soil erosion
  3. Soil deposition
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An important attribute to surficial geology is

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Depth to bedrock

(If site to develop on has shallow bedrock, blasting it and removing it is more expensive than removing soil…)

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16
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What does a geologic map show?

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Age and distribution of rock layers and other geological materials

17
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T or F: Geologic maps do NOT show locations susceptible to earthquakes, landslides and other hazards

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False

18
Q

A volume of rock of a specific type and age range is considered a ________

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Geologic unit

19
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This type of engineer drills bore holes to collect data on depth-to-bedrock

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Geotechnical engineer

20
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What are the 5 ways water circulates in the environment?

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  1. Precipitation
  2. Overland overflow
  3. Infiltration
  4. Storage
  5. Evapotranspiration
21
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Topographic relief creates drainage patterns that influence _________ & ___________

A

Vegetation association & distribution

22
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T or F: Without mitigation, urban development can have significant impacts on local and regional hydrology.

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True

23
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What are 4 ways urban development can impact local/ regional hydrology?

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  1. Increased volume and rates of runoff discharge
  2. Reduced time needed for runoff to reach surface waters
  3. Increased frequency and severity of flooding
  4. Reduced streamflow during prolonged periods of dry weather
24
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Physical factors of soil genesis and morphology include these 3 things…

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  1. Climate
  2. Parent material
  3. Landform position
25
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Biological factors that influence soil genesis and morphology are…

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Growth, death, decomposition of vegetation, microorganisms, and other biota living above ground or within the soil itself

26
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What are 5 soil attributes to consider for figuring out any type of program?

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  1. pH levels
  2. Permeability
  3. Erosion potential
  4. Depth to seasonally high water table
  5. Depth to bedrock
27
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On-site wastewater management treatment requires soils to be evaluated for ________ & capacity to remove ____________.

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Permeability & chemical/ pathogen contaminants

28
Q

_________ & __________ in the soil perform this natural treatment of removing toxins for wastewater treatment

A

Bacteria & micobes

29
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These two types of soils are bad for wastewater treatment

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Rapidly draining soils & impervious soils

30
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Local weather provides information on these 7 things:

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  1. Temperature
  2. Humidity
  3. Wind
  4. Rainfall
  5. Snowfall
  6. Solar radiation
  7. Potential natural hazards
31
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US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Plant Hardiness Zone maps shows _________

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Locations of different average annual minimum temperatures

32
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Microclimate has an important effect on these two aspects of the built environment…

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  1. Energy consumption of heating/ cooling buildings
  2. Comfort of people in outdoor settings
33
Q

What two microclimatic factors are most easily modified by design?

A

Solar radiation & wind

34
Q

The temperature that one feels because of the interaction between air temperature and relative humidity

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Apparent temperature

35
Q

Natural hazards include these 4 things:

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  1. Atmospheric
  2. Hydrologic
  3. Geologic
  4. Wildfire
36
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Average damage per week of natural habits is about

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$1 billion

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