final test from spring 2000

Environmental Geology Name____________________
Geology 322 Spring 2000 (In class final)

(closed book and notes)

1. Fill in the blank (2 pts per blank filled in correctly, total of 40 pts):

_______________________ is a legal concept that suggests that all people own certain basic natural resources, such as beaches, rivers, lakes, etc. and that these resources cannot be sold by the government.

A landfill designed with refuse cells that lie below the average local water table is called a _________________________ landfill

______________ Landfill is the largest in the world and is scheduled to close down in 2001.

The Church of the Universal and Triumphant geothermal well and La Duke Hot Spring lie within the _________________ Known Geothermal Area (CSKGA).

The ___________________________ Act would have precluded geothermal development within a 24-km or more buffer around Yellowstone Nat. Park.

General Electric and other manufacturers of electrical equipment polluted the Hudson River, NY with the carcinogenic and persistent organic chemical ___________.

Anti-pollution legislation, such as the Clean Water Act, Clean Air Act, Superfund, Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, among others, reflect a new way to uphold the Law of _______________.

_______________ wrote about a land ethic, the concept of including land in our moral community, and the "AB cleavage".

_______________________ provides a step-by-step way to evaluate the functional capability of a wetland.

The Argo Tunnel served two main purposes in the Central City and Idaho Springs Mining District of Colorado. These were 1)____________________ and 2) _______________________.

Constructed ______________ were shown to be effective in reducing acid mine drainage and toxic metal concentrations from Big Five Tunnel to Clear Creek.

At least two hydrogeological characteristics of parts of central South Dakota make it ideal for landfilling. These include 1)_________________________ and 2) ________________________.

The foul, contaminated water found within buried refuse is called ________.

Coon Creek is a tributary to the _______________________ River

GIS stands for ____________________________________.

GPR stands for ___________________________________.

SAR (a measure of soil sodicity) stands for __________________________.

The Denny Regrade is in the downtown area of what U.S. city? __________

2. Please answer EITHER question set A or B (15 points) on a separate sheet of paper. These should be short answer:

A. Idaho Springs-Central City Colorado mining district

1. When and how was the mining district discovered?

2. What was mined?

3. Describe the environmental effects of the mining activity.

4. What measures have been taken to mitigate the environmental problems?

B. Soil conservation at Coon Creek, Wisconsin

1. List three of the damaging agricultural practices used prior to 1935.

2. What measures were taken to mitigate erosion and sedimentation after 1935?

3. Erosion in the Coon Creek basin currently occurs at approximately 20-25% the rate estimated to have occurred during the 1930s. But sedimentation has decreased to a rate that is only about 2% of what it had been. Should not the decreases in erosion and sedimentation be coupled and approximately equal? Why is there a discrepancy? 4. What is hysteresis? How was the term applied in the Coon Creek study?

3. Write down the topic and objective for five (your choice) of the class web / poster presentations (10 points)

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4. Be sure to turn in your poster/web presentation score sheet! (10 pts)