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19 Cards in this Set
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System |
Collection of energy, matter and processes |
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Closed system |
No matter and/or energy exchanged between system and its surroundings |
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Open system |
Matter and/or energy exchanged |
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Dynamic equilibrium |
Stable but gradually changing steady state established by inputs, responses, and feedbacks to the system |
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Positive feedback |
Initial change brings about additional change in the same direction enhancing effect |
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Negative feedback |
Initial change brings about additional change in the opposite direction diminishing effect |
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Shaded relief maps |
Emphasis land features with sharing, light and dark on hills and valleys respectively |
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Topography |
Detailed surface features of land shown on map with contours |
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Contour |
Line of equal elevation |
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Contour spacing |
Angle of slope |
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Elevation |
Distance above sea level |
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Depth |
Distance below water surface |
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Relief |
Different in elevation between two land features |
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Public Land Survey (PLSS) |
United States only not including the original 13 colonies, Texas, and previously mapped French and Spanish owned areas |
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Townships |
6 mile units of distance north and south of baseline |
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Ranges |
6 mile units of distance east and west of meridian |
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Sections |
1 square mile subdivisions of a township and range |
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Quarter sections |
Successive subdivisions of quadrants within sections |
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