River erosion Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

What are some of the things that affect where plants will grow? Correct Answer geology, climate. soils. past history. pests and disease, human intervention How long ago was Maine covered in an glacier? Correct Answer 21,000 years ago What is a glacial U-shapedvalley and how does it development differ from a V shaped valley? Correct Answer it has a flap bottom and has characteristics of glacier erosion. V- shaped is from river erosion What is an esker, and a kettle pond? Correct Answe...

apesWhich of the following shows the approximate concentration of CO2, N2, and O2 in dry air? - correct answer CO2<1% , N2 78% , O2 21% Which of the following is true about the region of Earth's atmosphere known as the stratosphere? - correct answer the highest concentration of naturally occurring ozone form in this layer Which of the following is the correct order of soil particles in order of increasing size? - correct answer sand - silt - clay Which of the following factors is fu...

Drumlins elongated, teardrop-shaped hills of well sorted and stratified sand and gravel and glacial till, and typically occur behind well defined morraine formations Sand spit •a small sandy point of land projecting into a body of water from the shore The idea that Toronto means "meeting place" came from who? Henry Scadding What are the three sisters? corn, beans and squash Prior to European contact, which three distinct people Toronto played host to? the Hur...

Drainage basin correct answers an area of land drained by a river and it's tributaries Source correct answers the start of a river Tributary correct answers a small stream that joins a larger river Confluence correct answers where a tributary joins a larger river Watershed correct answers the edge of a river basin Mouth correct answers the end of a river, usually where a river joins the sea Upper course characteristics correct answers - valley: steep-sided, V shaped - River:...

Rivers GCSE AQA GEOGRAPHY ALREADY PASSED Abrasion rocks carried along by the river scratch away the river bed and banks. Attrition erosion caused when rocks transported by waves bang into each other and break up into smaller and rounder pieces. (Channel) straightening removing meanders from a river to make the river straighter. Cross profile the side-to-side cross-section of a river channel and/or valley. Dams and reservoirs a barrier (made of earth, concrete or stone) built across a valley...

2 © OCR 2023 Landscapes of the UK 1 (a) (i) Look at Fig. 1 in the Resource Booklet, which shows a landscape at Carding Mill, Shropshire. Describe how the landscape shown in Fig. 1 is characteristic of an upland environment. ........................................................................................................................................... ..................................................................................................................................

St. Petersburg is located on which of the following bodies of water? - correct answer The Baltic Sea What has been the effect of erosion in the Ural Mountains? - correct answer Erosion has exposed many valuable minerals. Which of the following is located in central Russia, stretching from the Ural Mountains to the Yenisei River Valley, and is one of the world's largest regions of continuous flatland? - correct answer West Siberian Plain Why is St. Petersburg referred to as the no...

The Mobile Home Endorsement of a Homeowners policy affords coverage to mobile homes under the? A. HO-1 (Basic Form) B. HO-2 (Broad Form) C. HO-3 (Special Form) D. HO-2 or HO-3 (Broad and Special) - ANSWER-D. HO-2 or HO-3 (Broad and Special) All of the following are eligible for coverage under Homeowners policy except? A. A condominium unit owner. B. A farm owner. C. A mobile home owner. D. A tenant in an apartment building. - ANSWER-B. A farm owner. The term Insured Location under ...

Fjord - ANSWERSA long narrow inlet with steep cliffs created by glacial erosion (commonly found in Washington State) The Alps were formed... - ANSWERS...by the collision of the African and Eurasian continents (the alps are not made of volcanic rock) Three Main Types of Rocks - ANSWERSIgneous - Obsidian, Basalt, Granite (made from lava/ volcanic activity) Metamorphic - Slate, Gneiss, Phyllis (made under extreme pressure and temperature) Sedimentary - Limestone, Shale, Sandstone (made...

Barney Fletcher Real Estate Exam 2024 with Complete Solutions. False - ANSWER-Surface rights consist of only the right to control, occupy, and use the surface area of a parcel of real estate. T/F? D - ANSWER-Mineral rights are: A. Always considered to be personal property B. Always pass with the land C. Cannot be sold separately from the land D. Pass with the land, unless otherwise specified in the deed C - ANSWER-Which of the following is NOT an improvement of land? A. Building B. Sid...