known as its topography. The topography of an area of land could be flat, sloping, hilly, or mountainous. Elevation, relief, and landforms determine an area’s topography. Elevation is the height above sea level. Relief is the difference in elevation between the highest and lowest parts off an area. A landform is a feature of topography formed by the process that shape Earth’s surface. All landforms have elevation and relief. A landform region is a large area of land where the topography is similar
Topography Refers to the ‘lie of the land’, or the physical and geographic characteristics of land in terms of elevation, slope and orientation, or aspect (facing north). An understanding of topography is critical for a number of reasons. In terms of environmental quality, agriculture, and hydrology, understanding the topography of an area enhances the understanding of watershed boundaries, drainage characteristics, water movement and water quality. Understanding topography also aids in soil conservation
Clusters and environmental variables Our results showed that species clusters differed in terms of analysed environmental variables. Generally, temperature-related variables (BIO1, BIO3, BIO4 and BIO9) were the key factors responsible for differentiation between the clusters. Elevation and variables connected with the terrain sculpture (WI, TI, TRI and MRVBF) were among the most important topographic variables separating species clusters. The influence of the geological variables (related to the
Over thousands of years, maps have developed from two-dimensional cave art depicting the constellations to Christian-centered “T and O” maps depicting Jerusalem at the center of the map, to sophisticated three-dimensional views of earth. According to James S. Aber, a professor of Geology at Emporia State University, the first known maps were made in approximately 2300 B.C. on clay tablets. As time passed philosophers developed more knowledge about Earth, and by the time that Claudius Ptolemaeus
The Greeks first introduced cartography by flattening the earth into a multitude of two-dimensional shapes that preserve specific traits of the earth. The study of cartography is the art and science of map making and can date back to clay tablets in 2300 B.C. The word cartography is derived from the Greek words “chartes”, meaning sheet of papyrus, and “graphy”, meaning writing. This phrase was composed in the 19th century although the Portuguese scholar Manuel Francisco de Barros e Sousa was in
Have you ever wanted to make a map in an online game? Well, Feral Heart is the first step for beginners with no extra money. Feral Heart is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game, MMORPG for short, which has two main species, a wolf and a lion, is based off a roleplaying only background. This game is perfect for those who want a nonviolent game as well as a place where they can choose to chat with people around the world without having to focus on a predetermined quest. Due to these factors
Study the rules for contour lines in Table 6-1 and the concepts in Figures 6-1 through 6-3. By applying the method illustrated in Figure 6-3, construct a topographic map on Figure 6-5. This figure depicts a landform near the sea (blank area at bottom of figure). Draw and label contours of 0, 40, 80, 120, 160, and 200 ft. Start with the lowest contour, and then construct progressively higher contours. Note that the first contour (0 ft) is simply the shoreline (label it with an elevation of “0”)
between soil and topography”. Various factors are responsible for the difference in soil characteristics and pattern along a slope. The aim of this assignment is to demonstrate the credibility of this statement by providing relevant information about the different processes along topography that affects the soil and thus enable readers to value the statement. The catena concept is a framework that ties everything together when studying the relationship between soil and topography. The catena. According
interrelationships between soil and topography” (Sommer and Schlichting, 1997). Elucidate. Introduction According to FitzPatrick (1971: 284), the term catena is referred to as “[a] sequence of soils developed from similar parent material under similar climatic conditions but whose characteristics differ because of variations in relief and drainage.” The aim of my assignment is to provide a clear understanding of the spatial interrelationship between soil and topography. I intend to provide relevant
“When rain falls to the ground, the water does not stop moving. Some of it flows along the land surface to streams or lakes, some is used by plants. Some evaporates and returns to the atmosphere. And some seeps underground, into pores between sand, clay and rock formations called aquifers. Water moves through aquifers much like a glass of water poured onto a pile of sand.”(EPA, 2014) Human activities, whether purposefully or accidentally, such as farming, fracking, oil spills, chemical spills can
In Central Florida, sinkholes are a growing crisis. The causes of these sinkholes are numerous, but one of the main causes is because of Florida’s karst topography. According to the Oxford Dictionary, karst topography is “Landscape underlain by limestone that has been eroded by dissolution, producing ridges, towers, fissures, sinkholes, and other characteristic landforms.” Although sinkholes form unexpectedly without much warning, there are ways to prevent harm to people in Florida. Some ways to
Climate and topography are two important factors in soil formation. Your task is to write an account on how climate and topography affect soil formation with special reference to the formation of the soils of Malta. Over millions of years as the Earth evolved, parent material was eroded and soil developed. Studies of soils throughout the world have shown that the formation of soils are largely controlled by five major factors which are climate, topography; living organisms; nature of parent material;
For Gerald of Wales, religion was one of the most essential aspects of being a civilized human being. Therefore, when he wrote, The History and Topography of Ireland, he portrayed its inhabitants as subhuman and barbaric during his apparent travels to Ireland. As a colonizer, Gerald picked a far away place in which many had not been to, in order to establish them as the “other”. Unfortunately, for Gerald, he may have ridiculed the Irish for their lifestyle conveyed in his writing, but his exploitation
Topography and Geographic Region Analysis for Tourists The natural landscape within the UK consists of a mainly flat land area. With the majority of England included in the flat land mass the major cities are populated close to the edge of the country or on the side of a national river to allow easy transport and access. In England we have a few higher peaks than sea level as the Pennines run through the north of the country from the east of the Cumbrian Mountains down to the south of the
ft., is more likely able to able to clear the inversion and be dispersed by the wind. However, the pollutants from the tall smokestacks are carried away from the local area and dispersed to other areas downwind (Ahrens 2015, p446). 2. How can topography contribute to pollution in a city or region? Human habitation is commonly built in valleys and plains, not on hillsides. The valleys tend to have a layer of cold air with a layer of warm air above that. Pollution is trapped by the cold air layer
order to complete his observation tasks; the original reason for this expedition was to observe and document the topography of the land for the construction of Canadian Pacific Railroad in order to figure out what route needs an improvement. However, in The North-West of Canada; Canada on the Pacific, he frequently mentioned about the inhabitants, colonialism, pacific railway, and topography. Horetzky’s book reflects how he thought about the Indians, his opinion on colonialism of the time, his personal
Volume 2, local color writing embodies the depiction of, “...the topographies, people, speech patterns, and modes of life of the nation’s distinctive regions” (412). Sarah Orne Jewett’s, A White Heron unquestionably fits each one of those categories mentioned. Topography is the features of land in an area. Those features can include rivers, mountains, lakes, hills, forrests, etc. A White Heron is overflowing with references to the topography of Maine, and more specifically the coast of Maine. The first
computer or terminals, by a single, point to point link. All communications between network devices must pass through the central node. Thus, the central node intervenes to deliver messages to a specified destination. Some pros and cons to the Star Topography would be: 1. Failure of the central node shuts down the entire network. 2 The star network offers the advantage of centralized resources and management. 3 If one computer or the cable that connects it to the hub fails on a star network, only
picnic?" This dialogue is an example of the way that people actually talked. "The Outcasts of Poker Flat" shows local color by describing the use of a southern type dialect. Local color can be shown in a particular dialect,occupations, and Topography. This dialogue Harte us...
Studying soils along a slope, is one of the simplest, yet, most elegant ways to discern spatial interrelationships between soils and topography. The geometry and nature of slopes can be used to define and describe the slope, and can be used as a predictor of soil character on the slope. The characteristics that are used to describe a slope are the factors of gradient, length, aspect, curvature and elevation. These characteristics/factors describe the term catena. Slope Gradient: is the steepness