Lab 6 (GEOG 1113) Test Questions with All Correct Answers Updated.

Which of the following is a reason for the location selected for the first English settlement in the New World, Jamestown, VA? - Answer Deep water port If our ability to predict floods has improved significantly, why does economic loss continue to rise? - Answer Increased urbanization and increased population What are/is not a potential outcome(s) or condition(s) resulting from too much nitrogen running off from agricultural fields? - Answer Decrease in crop production Which is not a way humans contribute to stream bank erosion? - Answer Wind action on exposed banks What impacts do dams have on the transportation of sediment? - Answer Decrease in sediment transportation downstream from dam What city/river pair is located here? 33 18 59 N, 44 23 33 E (Check both a city and a river). - Answer > Baghdad > Tigris River What city/river pair is located here? 30 03 29 N, 31 14 05 E (Check both a city and a river). - Answer > Cairo > Nile River What city/river pair is located here? 48.857200N, 2.350929W (Check both a city and a river). - Answer > Paris > Seine River What river is located here and what is its length? (Check both a river and distance). - Answer > St. Lawrence River > 1200 km How many Columbia River sub-basins in the United States are displayed on the map? - Answer 9