GEOG 1113: Landform Geography
Spring 2013
Exam 3 Study Guide
I. Be familiar with the following terms:
1. Perennial stream
2. Fluvial landforms
3. Ephemeral stream
4. Drainage basin
5. Drainage divide
6. Drainage density
7. Stream ordering
8. Stream hydrograph
9. Flood stage
10. Return period
11. Stationary front
12. Fluvial processes
13. Erosional landform
14. Depositional landform
15. Rill
16. Gully
17. Ravine
18. Canyon
19. glacier
20. firn
21. zone of accumulation
22. zone of ablation
23. equilibrium line
24. crevasses
25. basal slip
26. glacial surge
27. tidewater glacier
28. alpine (or mountain) glaciers
29. continental glaciers
30. glacial abrasion
31. glacial plucking
32. cirque
33. tarn
34. glacial trough
35. lateral moraine
36. terminal moraine
37. recessional moraine
38. medial moraine
39. kame
40. esker
41. kettle lake
42. periglacial processes
43. permafrost
44. active layer
45. talik
46. pingo
47. glacial period
48. interglacial period
49. Laurentide ice sheet
50. Milankovitch Theory (Cycle)
51. ocean
52. sea
53. gulf
54. bay
55. Salinity
56. brine
57. brackish
58. eustatic change
59. isostatic change
60. fjord
61. ria
62. waves
63. surf
64. tsunami
65. littoral process
66. longshore current
67. longshore drift
68. beach drift
69. sea arch
70. sea stack
71. wave-cut platform (terrace)
72. depositional coastline
73. beach
74. spit
75. tombolo
76. baymouth bar
77. barrier island
78. coral reef
79. sea wall
80. revetment
81. beach nourishment
82. jetty
83. rainshadow
84. playa
85. eolian
86. drought
87. Dust Bowl
88. Saharan Dust Events
89. loess
90. desertification
91. Sahel
II. Be able to answer the following questions:
1. What are the 3 sources of stream water?
2. Name and describe the 4 common drainage patterns we discussed in class.
3. Describe how a glacier is formed. How can glacial ice be divided into years?
4. Explain how glacier move
5. Why are glaciers in the Pacific Northwest growing?
6. Name and describe the 2 types of glacial drift
7. Why would people living on permafrost have to built their homes on stilts?
8. How are oxygen isotopes used to reconstruct glaciations?
9. What are the 5 causes of glaciation?
10. Name and describe the 3 parts of the Milankovitch Cycle.
11. Name the 5 oceans
12. Explain how the tides work
13. What cause the 2011 Japanese earthquake?
14. What is the purpose of a barrier island?
15. Name and describe the 3 types of coral reefs
16. Describe the fate of debris washed off of Japan during last year’s tsunami
17. All questions from movie sheets
18. Name the 3 factors that influence arid climates
19. Why are wind-based processes important in deserts?
20. Name and describe the 2 types of wind erosion
III. Diagram
1. Illustrate a beach cross section. Include the following terms in your diagram: dunes, beach
ridge, offshore ridge, backshore, foreshore, offshore
2. Illustrate depositional landforms. Include the following terms in your diagram: lagoon, bay,
spit, Barrier Island, tombolo, baymouth bar