Riverine - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Riverine, Coastal, and Shallow Flooding - Answer-What are the three most common types of flooding? Flash Flooding - Answer-Which type of flooding has accounted for the most flood-related deaths? Meander - Answer-A curve or turn in a river channel? Storm Surge - Answer-What is the major cause in coastal flooding? Underwater earthquakes or volcanoes - Answer-What causes a tsunami? 1. Closed Basin Lakes 2. Uncertain flow paths 3. Dam breaks 4. Ice jams 5. Mudflows - Answer-List t...

ahokia - Answer - AD -center of mississippian world? --maize agriculture --religon --platform mounds --extensive trade --riverine systems --social stratification

AK HISTORY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ALREADY PASSED According to the 2000 Census, which ethnic/cultural group is the largest in Alaska, second to the group that is labeled "white"? Alaska Native Which region is divided into riverine and insular Alaska? southwest All states have official animals, plants, and fish. Part of being an informed Alaskan is knowing some of the more prominent official animals, plants, and fish. Although Alaska has a strong seafood industry, which freshwater fish has bee...

What is "Basic rule #1" for using maps and data? - Answer You must use the latest maps and flood data published by FEMA What is basic rule #2 on what needs a permit in the floodplain? - Answer A permit is required for all development in the SFHA. What is Basic Rule #3? - Answer Development must not increase the flood hazard on other properties In a riverine AE Zone with a base flood elevation, what must a developer show in order to demonstrate that he is meeting Basic Rule #3...

Alaska History BYU Latest Update Graded A Unit 1 Unit 1 What is one thing that surprises many people about Alaska's glaciers? glaciers continuously change the land because they are constantly moving Where is the Yukon River? located in central region Where is Anchorage? Located in Very Low interior Where is Mount McKinley? Above Anchorage Where is the Gulf of Alaska? To the left of the Panhandle Where is Panhandle of Southeast? The right "handle" of Alaska Which of the following is NOT...

Natural resource management - Answer Practice of managing natural ecosystems to protect, conserve, and sustain production and use of natural resources to insure continued healthy and viable stocks to meet the needs of humanity Natural resources - Answer Products of natural ecosystems that we harvest to sustain and support life. Renewable, flow or perpetual, non-renewable - Answer How are natural resources products classified? Renewable - Answer Those resources that can be renewe...

USGS 7.5-Minute Quadrangle Maps - correct answer The most convenient source for a paper base map in the U.S. with a scale of 1:24,000. Units should not be smaller than 10 acres. Koppen System - correct answer A climate classification system that divides the World's terrestrial climates into 5 separate types, each starting with a letter (A,B,C,D and E) Inclusions - correct answer A rock unit that is younger than the layers from it came from Alluvium - correct answer sediment dep...

What is a wetland? What types of areas make up wetlands? - Answer--The term "wetlands" is difficult to define and causes some controversy because of the diversity of wetlands. -Typically wetlands are in a transition zone between uplands and permanently flooded, deep-water habitat. What are the five categories of wetlands and what are the characteristics of each? - Answer-- Marine Wetlands Ocean overlying the continental shelf and shoreline environments - Estuarine Wetlands Mouths of ri...

Describe the functional capabilities of the following NECC commands: Navy Expeditionary Combat Command (NECC) - ANS NECC: Serves as the single functional command to centrally manage current and future readiness, resources, manning, training and equipping of the United States Navy's 21,000 expeditionary forces who are currently serving in every theater of operation. NECC components offer functions such as command and control of expeditionary warfare operations, training, maritime and ...

Riverine, Coastal, and Shallow Flooding What are the three most common types of flooding? Flash Flooding Which type of flooding has accounted for the most flood-related deaths? Meander A curve or turn in a river channel? Storm Surge What is the major cause in coastal flooding? Underwater earthquakes or volcanoes What causes a tsunami?