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midterm Flashcards

1
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john jacob astor’s american fur company put an advertisement asking young men to ascend which of the following rivers to hunt?

A

Missouri

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you are looking at 3 maps all on the same size sheet of paper. each of the maps have a different scale. which scale shows the most area?

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1:250,000

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3
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the colorado plateau province encompasses the region known to make up the four corners

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utah, new mexico, colorado, arizona

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4
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a mapmaker might use this symbol?

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hachure

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5
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seneca village, a predominately african american community… what type of ethics apply?

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environmental justice

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6
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america’s largest national forest?

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tongass national forest

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7
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which river grew and captured the ends of watercourses that… physiographic province?

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shenandoah river

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8
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winning design in 1858 for a competition in NYC ?

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greensward plan

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9
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conductor on the underground railroad?

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henry david thoreau

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10
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tim palmer in his book about the promised land said the…horrors of civil war… what landscape was he talking about?

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yosemite

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11
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yellowstone is associated with which of the following?

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judge cornelius hedges

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12
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a mapmaker would use this to show relief

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contour lines

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13
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what is the fall line ?

A

all lined possible answers

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14
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american society of civil engineers listed 7 wonders of the us. which was not on the list?

A

washington monument

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15
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the drainage pattern in the superior uplands-canadian shield is?

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deranged

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16
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john wesley powell lost his arm in the battle of gettysburg

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false

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17
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shown her and found in mono lake in the basin and range.. made of what?

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tufa spring tower

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18
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consider the following: 1. central lowlands, 2. coastal plains, …

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  1. central lowlands, 2 coastal plan, 4. interior low plateaus
19
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a 1996 ad campaign in the new york times and others about the grand canyon caused which of the following?

A

all potential answers

20
Q

what is the missing word in leopold’s definition of land ethic?

A

beauty

21
Q

building a dam on the colorado river does not have land ethic…not land issues?

A

false

22
Q

the adirondack park when first designated by the state of new york… what color?

A

blue

23
Q

a streamlined hill or ridge composed of glacial drift?

A

drumlin

24
Q

name the landforms shown here?

A

alluvial fans (holy beach)

25
Q

not used to define a physiographic province?

A

political boundaries

26
Q

the date april 19, 1775 is associated with?

A

minuteman national park

27
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in what physiographic province did the wright brothers conduct their flight?

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coastal plain

28
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president t. roosevelt created the first national monument under the name of this national monument?

A

devil’s tower

29
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this type of map projection is relatively good in showing…name the projection?

A

goode’s interrupted

30
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who combined the science of ecology with morality?

A

aldo leopold

31
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who wrote “a nation’s park”?

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george catlin

32
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“it was quite worthwhile to go down into the canyon on mule back if only to fall in love with the mile, and to learn what a sugar footed, careful, and docile creature when he is on his good behavior a mule can be”

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john burroughs

33
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“i would ask for no other monument of memory, nor any other enrollment of the dead than the reputation of being the founder of such a great institution”

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george catlin

34
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“muskrats are the bread and butter of carnivorous food…”

A

annie dillard

35
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“the main duty with which the commissioners should be…”

A

fredrick law olmsted

36
Q

a road trip of ten national parks and 4632 road miles in thirty…manuscript that was entitled which of the following?

A

gulping the great west

37
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who wrote “reflected distinction”?

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henry james

38
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who wrote “mirror of america”?

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david harmon

39
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who said “the ‘key-log’ which must be moved to release…”?

A

aldo leopold

40
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in which state do you find leopold’s sand counties?

A

wisconsin

41
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which person did mary rhinehardt ride through the rockies with and “save your soul”?

A

howard eaton

42
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“the particular oak now aglow on my andirons grew on the…”

A

aldo leopold

43
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