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Geography Test Review 3 The Intermontane West Intermontane- Between the mountains Mountainous, Dry, No water Reservations: Navaho (Indian) Discontinuous settlement (Boring, Water restrictions) Climate: Subhumid, Semiarid Rivers: Salt River, Green River, Colorado River, Columbia River, Snake River Mountains: Sierra Nevada’s, Cascades Vegetation: Desert, Scrub, Grassland Canyons, Mesas, Arroyos, Fault Block Mountains (result of volcanism, faulting, erosion, glaciations) Salts: Bromine, Sodium Chloride, Lithium, Boron Alluvial Fans- Deposition at the foot of mountains. Atomic Bomb Testing- NV; China Lake, CA Wheat- Palouse, Washington Military Missile Planning- Alamogordo, NM Windward- western Leeward- eastern Barchans- crescent shaped sand dune Mason- Plateau area where the top is longer than the height Butte- Plateau area where the height is longer than the top Xerophytic vegetation- vegetation on dry land Interior Drainage- water drains and evaporates Area 51- Cannot drive there, workers commute through bus or plane
Urban Cities: Salt Lake City, Las Vegas, Phoenix California California depends on immigration and water. Mountains: Sierra Nevadas, Klamath Mountains, Tehachapi Mountains, Yosemite Park Landforms: Mountains parallel to the coast, Interior valleys, high mountains Valleys: Napa-Livermore Valley Santa Clara Valley (Silicon Valley – computer software/hardware) Salinas Valley Trees: Sequoias (Biggest), Bristlecone Pines (Oldest), Redwoods (Tallest) Climate: Mediterranean; precipitation in winter not summer Vegetation: Cacti, Grasslands (Disappearing urbanization) Cahone Pass – Transportation Water Rearrangement Plans- California Water Plan, Los Angeles Water Plan, Central Valley Project Agriculture: Figs, Kiwi, Olives, Nectarines, Pot, Apricots, Almonds, Walnuts, Avocados, Grapes, Lettuce & Tomato (Central Valley), Plums, Strawberries Minerals: Petroleum Defense: Douglass, Convair, Lockheed (aircraft, missiles, rockets) Ethnoburbs/Cultural Enclaves- Orange County – Little Saigon (Vietnamese) Hawaii Loihi: New island, up and coming, “The Big Island,” 5 volcanoes (2 active = Killwaia, Monaloa) Honolulu- Pearl Harbor Products: Coffee, Sugarcane, Pineapples, Macadamia Nuts Rain, Variety of climates/animal life Economy: #1 Military, #2 Tourism
** Global Climate Change and the Greenhouse Effect Oil sand- sand with oil content; heat sand, flush and separate the oil, replace sand to origin Minerals: iron, nickel, petroleum, copper Nickel: Labrador, Canadian Shield, Ontario Clay Belt (Cobalt): Quebec, Ontario Arctic: Aleutian Islands, Alaska, Hudson Bay and Greenland Aleutian Islands: Volcanic, only place invaded during WWII ANWR: Arctic National Wildlife Reserve Pingo- Arctic, a land formation of patterned land (picture below) Polonia- An area of water in the Arctic that does not freeze in the winter. Conveyor Belt- Inuit People: Alcoholism, Obesity/Poor Lifestyle, Family Decay, Social Problems Presentations Salton Sea: Largest lake in CA Created in 1905 Salton Sink became the Salton Sea Salt came from Colorado River (about a trainload amount of salt daily) Concerns? Salinity levels Fish can no longer survive; they die, birds eat them and birds become sick (Ducks, Owls, Pelicans) Florida Keys:
Key Largo- Dining/Food/Shopping Islamorada- Fishing Marathon- Heart of Florida, Midway between the keys Key West- Scenery, Sunsets, Tourism, “Last Resort” Hurricane seasons One way in and out Acid Rain: Nitric/Sulfuric Acid How? Humans/Fossil Fuels/Cars/Factories Gases mix with rainwater and become acid rain Not harmful, as potent as lemon juice It effects forests and lakes Can be carried far from its original cause of pollution Solution: Solar power/Windmills Fujita Scale: Scale is F0-F6 (inconceivable) Based on Intensity, Wind speed, Damage Created in the 1970s Enhanced Fujita Scale (EF#) DOD – Degree of Damage Beaufort Scale- 1805, F0-F TORRO Scale (UK) – T0-T Factors: Time of year, Time of Day, Location Other things from the Review Sheet Playas- dry lake Alkali Flats
