Exam 2 Study Guide for The Water Planet | GEOG 1250, Study notes of Geography

Download Exam 2 Study Guide for The Water Planet | GEOG 1250 and more Study notes Geography in PDF only on Docsity! Study Guide GEOG 1250: The Water Planet Exam #2-- covers lecture material from "Water on the Land: Watersheds and Rivers" through "Water on the Land: Lakes" Describe the differences between flashy and non-flashy hydrographs. How does water velocity vary in river channel? How often do flows in rivers overtop their banks and spread over the floodplain? How did the position of the jet stream affect the flood-producing rainfall in the Mississippi River basin in 1993? What was the weather like in the southeastern U.S. during the 1993 flood on the Mississippi River? How does flood seasonality differ in the southeastern U.S.? Why should estimates of the 100-year flood discharge be viewed with skepticism? About how much of the earth's land surface is covered by glacial ice today? Where? During the last ice age? Why were the largest continental ice sheets located in the northern hemisphere during the last ice age? In the lower 48 states, where are most of the glaciers located? What are the names of the ice sheets that expanded in North America and Europe during the last ice age? What happens to sea level during ice ages? When the ice sheets melt? Why is summer temperature so important in determining whether glacial ice will accumulate? What do glacial retreats and glacial advances indicate about climate change? What general effects do continental glaciers have on the landscape when the ice melts away? Alpine glaciers? How does the Driftless Area differ from the rest of the state of Wisconsin?