Introduce to physiographic regions and fluvial processes

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The Lithosphere, Hydrosphere and Glacial Landscapes This assignment will introduce you to physiographic regions and fluvial processes.

This assignment builds on your existing knowledge and introduces you to geospatial visualization. For those unfamiliar, geographic information systems (GIS) is a platform that integrates different datasets into a visual. In addition to your external investigations, the following datasets will be used to answer the questions:

• Maryland Geologic Survey (2014) Maryland Physiographic Provinces

• USGS (2017) Physiographic Provinces,

• USGS Hydro Network-Linked Data Index (2020) River Runner, Sam Learner

• Seismological Facility for the Advancement of Geoscience (2024) Interactive Earthquake Browser, National Science Foundation (2024)

1. Consult the USGS (2017) and Maryland Geologic survey (2014) resources. What type of geologic sequence exists for each Maryland (MD) city:

a. Germantown

b. Westminster

c. Friendsville

d. Berlin

2. True or False. Assateague Island, MD is virtually the same geologic structure as Savannah, Georgia.

3. The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal extends from Cumberland (the county seat of Allegany County, Maryland) to Washington, D.C. Using the drawing icon in the Maryland Geologic Survey (2014), draw a rough line from Cumberland to Washington, D.C. View the elevation profile. What happens to elevation?

4. In 2023, Dr. Allen lived in Novi Sad, Serbia (45.24° N, 19.8° E). Using Global River Runner, zoom and click on Novi Sad. What is the ultimate mouth (terminus) of the nearby river?

5. Towson's Minnegan Field at Johnny Unitas Stadium is the home to TU Football. After sporting events, campus workers are charged with cleaning up the stadium. Uncle Bob forgot to throw away his plastic cup and it was washed off into a nearby creek. Before reaching the Chesapeake Bay, Uncle Randy's cup passed through which rivers?

6. The Nile River starts near Lake Victoria, in Uganda and ends in the Mediterranean Sea. Using the Global River Runner, navigate down the Nile and compare the land-use, length, and purposes of the Mississippi River which begins at Lake Itasca, Minnesota.

7. Lake Titicaca is the largest freshwater lake and the highest navigable body of water in the world. Due to its geographic location, most of the water evaporates due to intense insolation and strong winds of the Altiplano. The Lake straddles the border between Peru and Bolivia, one of only a handful of landlocked countries in the world with a Navy. Using the Global River Runner, follow the water downstream from Lake Titicaca. True or false. Lake Titicaca drains in the Pacific Ocean.

8. Using the River Runner database, search Waverly, New York. If Kelly forgets to pick up after her dog defecates, where does this waste ultimately go?

9. Earthquakes happen often. The magnitude-frequency concept is inversely proportional, or in other words, larger, more-impactful events are less common than smaller magnitude events. Using the National Science Foundation's seismic monitor, explore research earthquakes. According to the USGS data source, six earthquakes magnitude 7.5+ events occurred in 2023. Two of these events occurred in what country?

10. The closest earthquake to Towson occurred near the Liberty Reservoir near Owings Mills. According to the Seismological Facility for the Advancement of Geoscience database, what was the magnitude of this earthquake?

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