This seismic hazards usually deals requires steep slopes.
a. After shocks
b. Ground shaking
c. Landslides
d. Liquefaction
e. Tsunami
Landslides
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Compare and contrast the number of glaciers and moraine fields that lie on either side of the National Forest and Wilderness Boundary (also labeled National Park Boundary) that runs roughly north and south from Mt. Darwin to the top of the map. East-facing slopes receive sunlight in the morning when the air is cooler, and west-facing slopes receive sunlight in the afternoon when the air is warmer. Would you expect to find more on the west-facing or east-facing slopes? How many did you find on each side?
South of Goethe Lake find Mount Goethe on Figure 25.3 (topographic map) and Figure 25.4 (NAIP photo). What will be an ideal response?
Why is soil conservation so vital to sustainable food production? Explain the terracing, contour planting, strip-cropping, alley cropping, shelterbelts, and conservation-tillage methods of farming used for soil conservation.
What will be an ideal response?
Dams have significant advantages, and significant disadvantages as well. Compare and contrast these advantages and disadvantages and explain whether you think dams are an appropriate tool for dealing with fresh water.
What will be an ideal response?
Some climate scientists feel that humans have affected climate and greenhouse gases in the atmosphere for at least 5000 years, dating back far before consumption of fossil fuels. Based on what you have learned in this chapter,
how could the rise of agricultural societies have produced this longer impact on climate? What will be an ideal response?