How does a glaciated mountain valley differ in appearance from a mountain valley that was not glaciated?

Visitors to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, can ride the Incline from the river valley up Mt. Washington. The Incline has a 403-ft rise and a 685-ft run. What is the angle made by the track and the horizontal?

There were three towns in the valley. The population of Brenton was $11,460$. The population of Elton was $9420$. The population of Jennings was $8916$. What was the total population of the three towns in the valley?

Which feature on this diagram is a hanging valley?

A. 1, the circular depression at the head of the valley

B. 2, a lake in the upper valley

C. 3, a steep ridge

D. 4, a valley that is above the level of the main valley

General Tsao stood $2$ feet back from the edge of a vertical cliff overlooking the valley below. By holding his staff vertically $2$ feet in front of him, he could see that the far bank of the river aligned with the point $1$ foot below eye level along his staff and the near bank aligned with the point $3$ feet below eye level along the staff. By lowering a rope over the cliff face, he determined that his eyes were $45$ feet above the level floor of the valley. How did the general determine the width of the river to know if his army could safely cross to its opposite side?

The ratio of the reclusive to the gregarious living in the valley was 3 to 14. If 15,300 lived in the valley, and each was either reclusive or gregarious, how many were gregarious?

Base your answers to questions on the illustration below, which shows a mountainous region cut by a large valley in its center.

Describe additional geologic evidence that might be found on the valley floor that would support. the idea that glacial ice formed this valley. [1]

Which feature on this diagram is a cirque?

A. 1, the circular depression at the head of the valley

B. 2, a lake in the upper valley

C. 3 , a steep ridge

D. 4, a valley that is above the level of the main valley

A gun is located on a bluff of height h overlooking a river valley. If the muzzle velocity is $v_{0},$ find the expression for the range as a function of the elevation angle of the gun. Solve numerically for the maximum range out into the valley for a given h and $v_{0}.$

The elevation of Death Valley, California, is -282 feet. The Mississippi River in Illinois has an elevation of 279 feet. Which is closer to sea level?

(a) Describe the process of slashand-burn agriculture.

(b) What might be some dangers of the extensive use of slash-and-burn agriculture?

Which area would most likely cause the least problems with keeping roads in good shape?

A. Bent Fence Hills

B. Wild Ride Valley

C. the flat area above the river terraces

D. a road built directly below the cliffs of Flattop Mountain

For each question, write on a separate sheet of paper the letter of the correct answer.

What is the name for a submerged river valley mouth that forms a bay where salt and fresh water mix?

F. estuary

G. fiord

H. atoll

I. lagoon

A zip line is constructed across a valley, as shown in the diagram. What is the width w of the valley?