Physical hydrology - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

What do you think Simonds and Starke would say about our current approach to planning and designing cities Correct Answer -we have become dependent on machines, absorbed in the pursuit of new techniques of building and new materials that we have neglected human needs What do Simonds and Starke state must be at once the "major problem, the science, and the goal" in all land planning and design? Correct Answer problem- machine dependent, -diagrams are ill conceived -highway patterns illogi...

NR 504 Exam 2 Questions with Answers 2023 Water Quality - CORRECT ANSWER Specific characteristics of water defined within the context of its intended use Polluted Water - CORRECT ANSWER When impurities in water are sufficient to render the water as unacceptable for its intended use Compensation Point - CORRECT ANSWER Depth where photosynthesis equals respiration (below this depth photosynthetic organisms can't survive) Limnology - CORRECT ANSWER Study of lakes Lake Formation Me...

Final Exam Study Guide (NR 001) complete Riparian Area Functions - -bank stabilization -in-stream wildlife habitat -shade -sediment and pollutant filtration -flood retention -wildlife habitat -wildlife travel corridors -distinctive plant habitat Potash Brook - -19% impervious surfaces -54% developed in 2006 -densest rediential and commercial development in VT - poor water quality! high phospherous How does land development affect the hydrologic cycle? - -runoff volume...

Chapter 01 Introducing Geology, the Essentials of Plate Tectonics, and Other Important Concepts   
True / False Questions
  1.  We depend on geologists for the raw materials we need for survival.  
TRUE   
Bloom's Level: 1. Remember
  2.  Most deaths associated with volcanic eruptions are due to burns of lava flows.  
FALSE   
Bloom's Level: 1. Remember
  3.  A tsunami has a small wave height, travels rapidly, and is not noticed by people in boats.  
TR...

Notable writers in 1800s Ralph Waldo Emerson Henry David Thoreau George Perkins Marsh Ralph Waldo Emerson - ANSWER -Essay "Nature" in 1835 -Highly philosophical essay about man's relationship with nature -Highlights tendency for humans to focus on past tendencies instead of embracing nature in new ways. Henry David Thoreau - ANSWER -Wrote "Walden: or Life in the Woods" in 1854 -Based on his experiences living on a small property in a self built cabin -Compares serenity of his l...

Foundations of instructional design idc1 questions and answers already passed What is the primary purpose of conducting a Needs Analysis? To identify a gap between the acquired goal and the actual status of that goal. By using this data a goal statement can be written that identifies what needs to be taught. Also a needs analysis provides the cause of the problem to guide the most effective instruction. You have been asked to conduct a Needs Analysis (topic of your choice) for an organization-w...

Clear and Condensed notes summarising all topics within Chapter 1 Core Physical Geography - Hydrology and Fluvial Geomorphology . Includes Case Studies, Diagrams and in-depth summaries Perfect for exam revision

Includes class notes on viscosity (laminar and turbulent flow), forces on fluid and hydrostatics, calculating pressure at depth, applying the hydrostatic equation, fluid acceleration, developing and applying the Bernoulli equation, types of flow with respect to acceleration, the continuity equation, the venturi meter, energy loss and friction in flow, friction in the Bernoulli equation, all with equations and worked through examples.

As the manager of the long-range planning division of a community in Maryland you have been asked to organize the citizen participation process for a comprehensive plan update. Which of the following would be most effective to kick off the process? a. Focus Groups b. Public Hearing c. Open House d. Town Hall Meeting - ANSWER-Town Hall Meeting - because you can get everyone together, kick something off and get the conversation started in a cohesive way. As a planner you have been workin...

This is a summary of the entire AS Level Core Physical Geogeaphy year that got me an 8 at A level. It contains statistics and case studies while leaving space for geographical drawings to facilitate revision. it contains 1. hydrology and Fluvial Geomorphology 2. Atmosphere and weathering 3. rocks and weathering