Riverine - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

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...

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...

CFM Exam Study Guide questions and answers 100% guaranteed success. Riverine, Coastal, and Shallow Flooding - correct answer. What are the three most common types of flooding? Flash Flooding - correct answer. Which type of flooding has accounted for the most flood-related deaths? Meander - correct answer. A curve or turn in a river channel? Storm Surge - correct answer. What is the major cause in coastal flooding? Underwater earthquakes or volcanoes - corr...

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?

According to the Rule of Capture legal framework in Texas, how much water can a landowner extract from the Ogallala Aquifer? - No restriction We discussed several human activities that are depleting the Ogallala aquifer. Name two. - Beef production Crops The most over-stressed underground freshwater basin on Earth underlies one of the driest regions in the world. The _______ Aquifer System has been drawn down in order to _____. - Arabian Aquifer System Water crops in the desert Achi...

CFM Exam Study Guide Questions and Answers 100% Pass What are the three most common types of flooding? Riverine, Coastal, and Shallow Flooding Which type of flooding has accounted for the most flood-related deaths? Flash Flooding A curve or turn in a river channel? Meander What is the major cause in coastal flooding? Storm Surge What causes a tsunami? Underwater earthquakes or volcanoes List the five types of special flood hazards covered in FEMA 480. 1. Closed Basin Lakes 2. Uncertain flow...

What report is required to be filled out for a negligent weapons discharge? - Answer- OPREP3- Navy Blue List five steps for applying ORM. - Answer- 1. Identify Hazards 2. Asses Hazards 3. Make Risk Decisions 4. Implement Controls 5. Supervise What document provides a permanent historical record at the Bureau of Naval Personnel (BUPERS) of an activity's account for the statistical uses and overall Navy manning? - Answer- EDVR List three items located on an Enlisted Service Record Pa...

The Combined Speedback Assignments for AK History BYU Which climate best describes northwest Alaska? ime continental nental ctic c c For which of the following reasons have most people chosen to immigrate to Alaska during the historical and modern periods? economic political religious social economic According to the 2000 Census, which ethnic/cultural group is the largest in Alaska, second to the group that is labeled "white"? Alaska Native Asian/Asian American ...

LARE Section 2() Questions & Answers 100% accurate! USGS 7.5-Minute Quadrangle Maps - ANSWERThe 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 - ANSWERA 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 - ANSWERA rock unit that is younger than the layers from it came from Alluvium - ANSWE...

Base Flood - Answer 1% annual chance flood Base Flood Elevation (BFE) - Answer Computed elevation to which floodwater is anticipated to rise during the base (1% annual chance) flood Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) - Answer Area covered by the 1% annual chance floodplain The six SFHA zones: - Answer A, AE, AH, AO, V, VE Floodway - Answer Stream channel and that portion of the adjacent floodplain that must remain open to permit passage of the base flood The National Flood Insurance...