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GES 2613 Exam 4 Review
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Physical Geography review for Exam 4.
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1
Surface runoff is included in which component of the water-budget equation?
Moisture supply
Moisture oversupply
Moisture shortage
Moisture savings
2
What shape is generally associated with PREglacial valleys?
W-shaped
V-shaped
U-shaped
M-shaped
3
When several cirque glaciers gouge a mountain summit from all sides, a _______ is formed.
Esker
Horn
Tarn
Col
4
Which of the following is not an erosional landform?
Sea cave
Sea arch
Beach
Wave-cut platform
5
Which of the following is not an erosional landform associated with glacial action?
Roche moutonnée
Arête
Lateral moraine
Fjord
6
The process of a liquid slowly passing through a filter is called
Evaporation
Percolation
Erosion
Condensation
7
If sewater salinity exceeds 3.5%, it is called
Brackish
Concentrated
Brine
Salty
8
The process of calving produces
Tidewater glaciers
Moraines
Ice sheets
Icebergs
9
Surface erosion resulting from lifting and removal of individual particles by wind action is
Abrasion
Deflation
Saltation
Surface creep
10
Approximately how much of the water on Earth is categorized as “freshwater”?
3%
7%
5%
10%
11
Which landform associated with glacial action is shown in this image?
Horn
Cirque
Arête
Crevasse
12
How has the increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide affected Earth’s oceans?
CO2 has lowered the pH of the oceans.
CO2 has made the ocean more brackish.
CO2 has increased upwelling in equatorial regions.
CO2 has increased the salinity of the oceans.
13
The movement of water through plants and back into the atmosphere is known as
Percolation
Evaporation
Interception
Transpiration
14
Which of the following is not an accurate description of a barrier island?
Barrier islands are erosional features.
Barrier islands are vulnerable to storms.
Barrier islands are vulnerable to erosion.
15
Approximately what percentage of Earth’s surface is characterized as “periglacial”?
15%
30%
20%
5%
16
When will a moisture deficit occur?
When ACTET exeeds POTET
When POTET exceeds ACTET
17
Which of the following is correct regarding climate during the past 20,000 years?
There were only cold periods
Temperatures suddenly cooled by 6 °C about 10,000 years ago
A brief warm period around AD 1000 allowed Viking expansion
Changes in climate were due to solar variability
18
A glacier that forms within a bowl-shaped recess at the head of a valley is known as a(n)
Ice cap
Piedmont glacier
Valley glacier
Cirque glacier
19
Which of the following is an erosional feature?
Tombolo
Beach
Barrier spit
Wave-cut platform
20
The _____ marks the boundary between the saturated and unsaturated zones
Zone of aeration
Aquiclude
Aquifer
Water table
21
Which of the following does NOT affect the shape and size of sand dunes in an area?
Amount of vegetation
Variability of wind direction
Volume of sand
Variability of temperature
22
The greatest tidal range would result from which specific type of tide?
Lunar tide
Flood tide
Spring tide
Neap tide
23
When the height of a wave exceeds its vertical stability, the wave is called a
Tidal wave
Wave train
Breaker
Rip current
24
What coastal system action is primarily responsible for straightening a coastline?
Tidal action
Longshore currents
Wave refraction
Littoral currents
25
Which of the following lists the regions of the littoral zone in order from the land to ocean?
beach, nearshore, offshore, coast
offshore, coast, nearshore, beach
coast, offshore, beach, nearshore
coast, beach, nearshore, offshore
26
Which of these is true regarding the Colorado River system?
Later snowmelt in the Rockies is increasing water supply
The Colorado river is an exotic stream
Each state receives water proportional to its population
Lower evaporation in the Rockies is increasing water supply
27
Which well location would produce the least polluted water?
B
C
D
A
28
Where is the largest portion of freshwater today located?
Groundwater
Lakes
Clouds
Glaciers
29
The slipface of a desert sand dune is on the ______ side.
Leeward
Opposite
Windward
Top
30
An aquifer bounded above and below my impermeable layers of rock and clay is called a(n)
Water table
Confined aquifer
Spring
Unconfined aquifer
31
Which of these is not a threat to groundwater supplies?
Groundwater mining
Overdraft
Recharge
Seepage
32
Which word/phrase best describes the sediments that have been well sorted by glacial meltwater?
Ice regelation
Stratified drift
Glaical till
Glacial firn
33
Which of the following could be used to satisfy POTET?
Moisture shortage
Moisture savings
Moisture oversupply
Actual moisture demand
