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18 Cards in this Set
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What is the most deadly natural disaster in U.S. history? Where and when did it take place? |
A hurricane, Galveston, Texas on September-8-1900 |
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In addition to solar energy, what factors influence the weather? |
Water vapor, cloud cover, landforms, bodies of water, elevation, and air movement |
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What are the three classifications that geographers use for precipitation? Which type affects the middle latitudes the most? |
Convectional, orgraphic, and frontal |
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What temperature must the ocean water be to form |
80 degrees F |
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How large is the eye of a hurricane? How fast may the winds surrounding the eye by moving? |
10 to 20 miles across and 200 mph |
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How large an area may a hurricane cover at once ? |
Sometimes 500 miles wide |
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What is a storm surge, and how high might it be ? |
It is a wall of seawater that can be as high as 16 feet |
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What percentage of tornadoes hit the U.S.? |
About 75% |
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What is the average number of tornadoes in the U.S. each year? |
700 tornadoes |
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What are 4 major factors that influence the climate of a region? |
Wind and ocean currents, latitude, elevation, and topography |
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How does elevation affect climate, and by how much? |
As altitude increases, temperature drops by about 3.5 degrees Fahrenheit per 1000 feet |
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What are the possible outcomes of the greenhouse effect and global warming ?
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The ice caps will melt, flooding some coastal areas and covering Low lying islands, wealth or patters will become more erratic, droughts may worsen
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What are two most significant factors in defining different climates?
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Temperature and precipitation
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Identify each climate region for each location?
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Alabama - humid subtropical New York - human continental Alaska - tundra and subarctic Greenland - tundra and icecap Japan - humid continental and humid subtropical Egypt - Desert |
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What does he world's food supply depend on greatly?
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The top 6 inches of soil (topsoil)
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What factors determine the type of vegetation that can be supported in a region?
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Depth,texture, hummus content, weathering and acidity
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List human activities that the text says affect the environment?
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Building dams, irrigation systems, planting food crops, and slashing or burning vegetation
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