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| What is systematic geography? |
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| topical - such as political, historical, cultural... |
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| What is regional geography? |
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| the place is the beginning; a look at physical and human traits; in spatial context |
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| the study of human and physical spatial pattern on the land |
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| a particular area of sameness |
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| Where is the oldest church in NC? |
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| In Bath, NC - built in 1734 |
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| What are the inlets and shifting sands of NC referred to? |
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| the "Graveyard of the Atlantic" |
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| What kind of beaches commonly occur along the outer banks? |
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| Where is the Buxton Woods Preserve? |
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| at Cape Hatteras - Buxton, NC |
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| Why is the Buxton Woods Reserve (Cape Hatteras) in a unique geographic spot? |
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| it is at the dividing line between the more tropical south (Gulf Stream)and the more middle latitue north (Labrador Current) |
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| What is a common trait of the Labrador Current? |
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| it often times moves on shore causing rapid drops in water temperature |
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| What can the rapid drop of water temperature, due to on the on shore Labrador Current, lead to? |
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| fog over cold water - warm air moves over (Pamlico sound) cold water |
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| What are two theories of how the Outer Banks was formed? |
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| spit growth and sea level rise |
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| What is the spit growth formation theory? |
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| the drifting of sand parallel to the beach with longshore currents forms peninsulas |
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| What is the sea level rise formation theory? |
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| at the end of the last ice age sea level rose and created gaps in land |
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| Which Outer Banks formation theory is most widely accepted as truth? |
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| the sea level rise theory |
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| In which direction are the outer banks migrating: toward or away from the continent? |
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| What is NC's role in beachfront protection? |
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| to deal with coastal damage and the loss of shore line |
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| What is setback controversy? |
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| a property can (and is) restricted from building too close to the beach |
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| According to NC state law regarding setback controversy, where may new structures be built in terms of beachfront? |
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| new structures are to be set back a certain distance from the first line of stable vegetation |
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| In 1979 how far back did buildings have to be from the beachfront? |
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| 30 times the natural annual erosion (migration) rate |
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| In 1983 what was the distance of building from beachfront increased to? |
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| 60 times the annual erosion rate |
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| What is the Planning Law? |
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| gives the government right to shape land use - falls under government police powers |
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| government taking of private land for public good - the government must pay fair market value for land |
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| Are the Outer Banks' inlets permanent or temporary? |
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| How did Oregon inlet form? |
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| as the result of a hurricane in the mid 1800s |
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| Are jetty's allowed to be built at Oregon inlet? |
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| What is unique about New inlet? |
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| it does not exist anymore - land closed together |
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| at the southern tip of Hatteras island |
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| What is unique about Ocracoke inlet? |
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| formed in the 1700s, since the time of Blackbeard, and contains the oldest operating lighthouse |
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Name all of the inlets - 11
BBBBB,D, H, N, OO, S |
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| Barden, Bear, Beaufort, Bogue, Brown, Drum, Hatteras, New, Ocracoke, Oregon and Sand Inlets |
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| What characteristics of inlets are constantly changing? |
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| This inlet shifted from 1958 to 1971 - North end migrated 5700' south, south end migrated 700' south, the inlet shrank by half and deepened |
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| What did the US Corps of Engineers at Oregon inlet do to keep the channel open? |
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| planned to build a rock jetty to keep the channel open |
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| When did the Jetty plans begin at Oregon inlet and where are they now? |
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| began in 1970 and was recently voted down |
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| Why is it important to keep Oregon inlet open? |
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| recreation, commercial fishing fleet based on Roanoke island at Wanchese |
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| NC's tidewater history played a part in which war? |
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| What was significant about the towns of Newbern, Washington, Edenton and Elizabeth City during the Civil War? |
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| they were all centers of trade |
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| What did the Confederates want with the trade centers (Newbern, Washington, Edenton and Elizabeth City) in NC during the Civil War and why? |
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| wanted to use them to carry on with the outside world because the Chesapeake Bay was controlled by the federalists |
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| Why was Roanoke Island significant during the Civil War - specifically the town of Manteo? |
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| it was looked to as a base by which to control the entire tidwater |
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| What happened at the Battle of Roanoke Island? |
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| the federals landed on the south end and marched northward and encountered the "graybacks" about halfway up - the confederates escaped off of the north end |
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| Is there a distinct southern culture? |
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| What is culture as a concept? |
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| a culture is a set of traits that one must learn - it is its own object |
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| What is the old view of culture called? |
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| What is today's more accurate view of culture? |
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| it is performative and improvisational - lives in our relationships and in our understandings and meanings |
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| What cultural anthropologist wrote that "culture is build from the webs of significance which we ourselves have spun"? |
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| What controls the change in culture? |
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| culture is a way of interacting, a way of making sense of the world; it exists between us and we create it - it doesn't create us |
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| Has globalization harmed/reduced the power and distinctiveness of southern culture? why? |
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| probably so; major cities in the south now have higher proportions of their populations who were born outside the south |
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| What other influence is there on southern culture? |
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| national and international culture, as spread by media, tend to change ways of living |
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| What specific Christian denomination is the south domesticated by? |
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| Evangelical Protestantism |
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| What are some characteristics of Evangelical Protestantism? |
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| literal interpretation of Scripture, command to go out into the world and spread the gospel, and gains much of its identity from the Great commission - spreading the word |
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