[GEOG 3700] - Final Exam Guide - Everything you need to know! (23 pages long)
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5 factors that affect soil formation: parent material- what soil is made from, climate, topography- surface/slope of terrain, organisms, time- amount of time spent developing. Chemical properties of soil: soil bases: calcium, magnesium, potassium, and sodium, soil acids: aluminum and hydrogen, base saturation: proportion of soil bases to soil acids. Types of mining: surface mining, subsurface mining (occurs 100 meters or more below earth"s surface). Types of public lands: national parks, managed resource protected areas, habitat/species management areas, strict nature reserves/wilderness, protected landscapes/seascapes, national monuments. Urban sprawl creation of urbanized areas that spread into rural areas. Causes of urban sprawl: automobile and highway construction, living costs, urban blight, government policies. Smart growth focuses on strategies to encourage development of sustainable, healthy communities. Composition of the atmosphere: constant gases: nitrogen, oxygen, argon, carbon dioxide, water vapor, variable gases: co2, methane (ch4), ozone (o3). P a g e 2 | 21: particulates: absorb long wave radiation/condensation nuclei.
