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22 Cards in this Set
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What was the most deadly natural disaster in U.S. history? Where and when did it take place? |
Hurricane, Galveston Island, Texas September 8, 1900. |
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In addition to solar energy, what factors influence the weather? |
water vapor, cloud cover, land forms & bodies of water, elevation, and air movement. |
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What are three classifications that geographers use for precipitation? Which type affects the middle latitudes the most? |
convection, orographic, and frontal; frontal |
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What temperature must the ocean water be to form a hurricane? |
80 degrees or higher |
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How large is the eye of a hurricane? How fast may the winds surrounding the eye be moving? |
10 to 20 miles; 200 mph |
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How large a area may a hurricane cover at once? |
500 miles |
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What is a storm surge, how high might it be? |
a wall of sea water pushed to shore may raise to about 16ft or more1 |
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What percentage of tornadoes hit in the U.S.? |
75% |
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What is the average number of tornadoes in the U.S. each year?. |
700 |
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What are the four major factors that influence the climate of a region? |
wind & ocean currents, zones of lattitude, elevation |
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How does elevation affect climate, and by how much? |
every 1,000 ft you go up the temperature drops about 3.5 degrees F |
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What are possible outcomes of the greenhouse effect and global warming? |
ice caps will melt, flooding some costal areas & covering some low-lying islands, weather patterns may become more erratic, droughts may worsen |
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What are the two significant factors in defining different climates? |
temperature and precipitation |
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Climate region of Alabama |
Humid subtropical |
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New York |
Humid continental |
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Alaska |
Subarctic, Tundra |
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Greenland |
Icecap, Tundra |
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Japan |
Humid subtropical, Humid continental |
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Egypt |
Desert |
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According to the textbook, what does the world's food supply depend on greatly? |
the top 6 in of soil |
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What factors determine the type of vegetation that can be supported in a region? |
depth, texture, and humus content and acidity, weathering |
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List human activities that the text says affect the environment? |
building dams, irrigation systems, planting food crops, and slashing or burning vegetation |