CPL Final

also called meridian (noon) with arcs oriented north to south

also called parallels with arcs oriented east to west

grid of latitude and longitude

a line segment that transverses a curved surface

equal to one line of temperature

a line of equal depth values

a line of equal precipitation

lines of equal atmospheric pressure

contour lines

an elevation reference/datum usually placed by USGS

clock or timepiece

measures latitude

the height of an object or point in relation to sea level, ground level, or celesial body

ante meridian

post meridian

conventional time zones

Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)

sixty minutes

equal to sixty seconds of arc and also one nautical mile

3,600 square seconds of arc

5,280 feet

6,080 feet or 1.1515 s.m.

43,560 sq. feet

640 acres

a volume value

ratio range of 1:1-1:125,000

ratios greater than 1:1,000,000

ratio range of 1:125,000-1:1,000,000

reference to the number of degrees about your horizon

rely on the use of directional values (NSEW)

rely on an azimuthal direction of 0 to 360 (ex. NE v. 45 degree)

provide spatial representation of the three-dimensional earth in two-dimensional map form

azimuthal

rely on a cylindrical projection

best portrayed by conical projections

0 degrees latitude and longitude respectively

66.5 degrees north and south respectively

23.5 degrees north and south respectively

the earth rotates every 24 hours

the earth completes one revolution once a year

equal days of light and darkness

longest and shortest night/day

earths tilt of 23.5 degrees is responsible for our seasons

provides police powers from state to local governments including health, safety, welfare, and general morals of the community

federal law which got city planning on a roll in the u.s. and provided local government with the authority to conduct town, city, and environmental planning

1) be able to identify a research or planning problem 2) collect relevant data 3) develop specific plans and alternatives 4) implement plan or alternatives 5) evaluate and assess outcome

land use, height, lot size, footprint, bulk, parking

deals with activities

involves municipal services that support locak government such as drainage, electricity, sewage, fresh or potable water supplies, gas lines, etc.

usually three people

a type of town or city administration

voted by public

more ceremonial with no municipal authority, elected by town/city council

head of city council

rights associated with land;
1) developmentight to build
2) riparianight of adjacent access and use of water
3) groundwateright of access to groundwater
4) solaright to sunlight
5) airight to clean air where neighbors can't pollute you
6) ingress-regressight of lateral or interior access to property
7) transitight to put a road to access property
8) mineralight to minerals on or beneath your property
9) grazingight to graze your animals
10) agricultureight to farm your land
11) hunting-fishingight to fish or hunt on your land

National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, authored by Senator Henry Jackson and Senator Edmund Muskie

Council on Environmental Quality, includes the Guidelines or Procedural Provisions for Implementing NEPA

1) project is proposed 2) lead agency is identified/co-leads are approved by CEQ 3) task force and duty assignments are completed 4) site visit occurs if EIS is based upon infrastructure 5) environmental assessment or environmental impact assessment is undertaken 6) FONSI is issued (30 day cooling off or black box is engaged) 7) DEIS is written 8) 45-60 day C+R is granted 9) FEIS issued (30 day cooling off or black box is engaged) 10) if challenged for inadequacy an FEISS is undertaken only on those portions deemed inadequate

building upon past experience

identify key and critical issues early on

1) project-based (usually infrastructure or built environment) 2) programmatic (programs, plans, policies)

1) proposed action 2) no action alternative (NAA) 3) lesser scenario 4) greater scenario

1) national defensive provisions 2) national interest provisions

1) CATEX 2) only use the USEPA claims functional equivalence to NEPA which means that USEPA does not have to comply with NEPA requirements because their day to day is same as NEPA

significantly affecting the quality of human environemnt

1) project requires federal funding 2) project requires federal permits 3) the magnitude of proposed project 4) proposed action will take place on federal lands

state environmental policy acts, more project oriented

municipal environmental protection ordinances

environmental impact assessment

draft environmental impact assessment

final environmental impact assessment

finding of no significant impact

finding of significant impact

categorical exclusions

nonattainment areas

done to check a site to see if there is any contamination, financial institutions or banks and corporations aduits

1) cost-benefit 2) cost effectiveness 3) fiscal impact analysis (average costing v. marginal costing - thresholds)

implemented at beginning of a program, 1) program goals 2) program outcomes 3) benchmarks or baseline conditions/inventories

implemented at a mid or end-point in a programs existence

USFS, NPS, USFWS, BLM/Interior

Department of Defense, USFWS, US Department of Agriculture's US Forest Service, BLM, NPS

1) notice letters 2) consent decrees or agreements 3) modification or revocation of permits 4) administrative fines 5) injunctions 6) Moss Act - FOIA (Section 522)

1) FOIA 2) NEPA of 1969 and Endangered Species Act of 1953 3) ESA

use of pool not receiving intervention

program goals, outcomes, benchmarks or baselines, inventories

the continuous circulation of water in the Earth-Atmosphere system

1) infiltration 2) runoff (overland flow) 3) evaporation

1) stem flow (flowing along bark on limbs and trunk of tree) 2) through fall (water dropping through leaf or foliage canopy of tree)

1) confined aquifer, situated below an unconfined aquifer 2) unconfined aquifer

1) zone of aeration, airspace occupied by no water 2) zone of saturation, airspace is occupied by water

1) porosity 2) permeability (interconnectivity and transmissivity of voids)

boundary between two zones

1) seeps 2) springs

brings groundwater to the surface without pumping because it is under pressure within an aquifer

shallow surface well that penetrates the zone of saturation

usually reside on top of a near impermeable feature known as a clay lens

brooks, kills, runs

aquifers can be 'mined' where more water is used by man that is naturally reintroduced into the groundwate system

long island

movement of saline water into freshwater aquifers

when men exceed the natural recharge process by gathering water via street drains and allowing it to naturally flow into the ground

a well that has attracted a saltwater intrusion

1) base or normal flow 2) peak or flood flow

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