LARE Section 2
USGS 7.5-Minute Quadrangle Maps correct answersThe most convenient source for a paper base map in
the U.S. with a scale of 1:24,000. Units should not be smaller than 10 acres.
Koppen System correct answersA climate classification system that divides the World's terrestrial
climates into 5 separate types, each starting with a letter (A,B,C,D and E)
Inclusions correct answersA rock unit that is younger than the layers from it came from
Alluvium correct answerssediment deposited by a river or stream
Kame correct answersA steep-sided mound of sand and gravel deposited by a glacier
Esker correct answersA winding ridge of sand and gravel deposited by a glacier
Moraine correct answersA mass of rocks and sediment carried down and deposited by a glacier
Aspect correct answersSlope direction or orientation
Landsat Imagery correct answersThe longest running enterprise for acquisition of satellite imagery
Aquifer correct answersA water-bearing layer of permeable rock, sand, or gravel
USFWS Wetland Classification correct answersMarine, estuarine, riverine, lacustrine and palustrine
Wetlands correct answersAre important element in the global cycles of nitrogen and suphur
, Soil Series correct answersGroup of soils having horizons similar in characteristics and arrangement in
the soil profile. Each soil series is generally named for a town or other geographic feature near the place
where a soil of that series was first observed and mapped. Soil series are then divided into phases. For
example, "Gilman" would be a series, "Gilman loam" would be a phase.
Soil Profile correct answersSequence of soil layers (horizons). Soil profile proceeds in this order from top
to bottom: O (Organic Matter), A (Mineral Horizons), E (Eluvial, Leaching), B (Illuvial, Accumulated from
Above), C (Unconsolidated Material), R (Bedrock)
Ecotones correct answersTransitional areas between ecological communities and are generally of greater
richness than the communities they separate.
Primary Industry (Sector) correct answersFarming, fishing, mining, and logging
Tertiary Industry (Sector) correct answersRetail, wholesale and services
Population projection methods correct answersCohort-survival, multiple regression and simulation
models
Cohort-Survival Model correct answersA population projection model that figures fertility, mortality, and
net migration.
Statistical Simulation Model correct answersA population projection model that is primarily used to
project larger trends
Soil Capability Classes correct answersA system created by the NRCS to assist in agricultural management
practices find the most suitable soils. Class I soils have the fewest limitations, and limitations increase
with the class number.
LESA correct answersA system created by the NRCS that includes factors, weights, and scales to evaluate
soils and other site conditions, primarily for farmland and it's protection.
USGS 7.5-Minute Quadrangle Maps correct answersThe most convenient source for a paper base map in
the U.S. with a scale of 1:24,000. Units should not be smaller than 10 acres.
Koppen System correct answersA climate classification system that divides the World's terrestrial
climates into 5 separate types, each starting with a letter (A,B,C,D and E)
Inclusions correct answersA rock unit that is younger than the layers from it came from
Alluvium correct answerssediment deposited by a river or stream
Kame correct answersA steep-sided mound of sand and gravel deposited by a glacier
Esker correct answersA winding ridge of sand and gravel deposited by a glacier
Moraine correct answersA mass of rocks and sediment carried down and deposited by a glacier
Aspect correct answersSlope direction or orientation
Landsat Imagery correct answersThe longest running enterprise for acquisition of satellite imagery
Aquifer correct answersA water-bearing layer of permeable rock, sand, or gravel
USFWS Wetland Classification correct answersMarine, estuarine, riverine, lacustrine and palustrine
Wetlands correct answersAre important element in the global cycles of nitrogen and suphur
, Soil Series correct answersGroup of soils having horizons similar in characteristics and arrangement in
the soil profile. Each soil series is generally named for a town or other geographic feature near the place
where a soil of that series was first observed and mapped. Soil series are then divided into phases. For
example, "Gilman" would be a series, "Gilman loam" would be a phase.
Soil Profile correct answersSequence of soil layers (horizons). Soil profile proceeds in this order from top
to bottom: O (Organic Matter), A (Mineral Horizons), E (Eluvial, Leaching), B (Illuvial, Accumulated from
Above), C (Unconsolidated Material), R (Bedrock)
Ecotones correct answersTransitional areas between ecological communities and are generally of greater
richness than the communities they separate.
Primary Industry (Sector) correct answersFarming, fishing, mining, and logging
Tertiary Industry (Sector) correct answersRetail, wholesale and services
Population projection methods correct answersCohort-survival, multiple regression and simulation
models
Cohort-Survival Model correct answersA population projection model that figures fertility, mortality, and
net migration.
Statistical Simulation Model correct answersA population projection model that is primarily used to
project larger trends
Soil Capability Classes correct answersA system created by the NRCS to assist in agricultural management
practices find the most suitable soils. Class I soils have the fewest limitations, and limitations increase
with the class number.
LESA correct answersA system created by the NRCS that includes factors, weights, and scales to evaluate
soils and other site conditions, primarily for farmland and it's protection.
