Powerpoint 1

Question 1

most prominent land feature in the panhandle

Answer 1

Llano Estacado

Question 2

How large is the llano estacado

Answer 2

31,700 sq mi

Question 3

what is the elevation of the llano estacado

Answer 3

3,000’-5,000’

Question 4

How much of the shortgrass prairie remains in texas?

Answer 4

< 20%

Question 5

What are the major agricultural crops

Answer 5

cotton, grain sorghum, and wheat

Question 6

how many acres of the short grass prairie are conservation reserve program?

Answer 6

> 2 million acres

Question 7

how many ecoregions in the panhandle?

Answer 7

2- high plains and rolling plains

Question 8

What is the most common topographic feature of the llano estacado?

Answer 8

playas

Question 9

how many playas are located in Randall County?

Answer 9

564

Question 10

how many acres of wetlands are in Randall county?

Answer 10

16,606 acres

Question 11

How many playas are in the southern high plains

Answer 11

~25,000

Question 12

How many acres of wetlands are there in the southern high plains

Answer 12

411,000

Question 13

what are playas lined with

Answer 13

clay

Question 14

what are playas

Answer 14

shallow depressional wetlands

Question 15

playas are commonly dry and wet in cycles

Answer 15

true

Question 16

what species are playas important for?

Answer 16

birds, amphibians, and reptiles

Question 17

what is the feature on the drop off of the llano estacado?

Answer 17

escarpments

Question 18

what is the annual precipitation

Answer 18

~20 in

Question 19

When does a majority of precipitation happen?

Answer 19

april-sept

Question 20

what is the temperature range?

Answer 20

mild with large fluctuations

Question 21

What is lapse rate

Answer 21

increase in elevation, temperature decreases

Question 22

What temperature of air holds moisture better

Answer 22

warm

Question 23

what mountain rage is the great plains in the rain shadow of

Answer 23

the rocky mountain

Question 24

what side is windward

Answer 24

towards the prevailing winds

Question 25

what side is leeward

Answer 25

the warmer side of the mountains

Question 26

define aspect

Answer 26

direction the slope faces

Question 27

what is mesic

Answer 27

moist

Question 28

what is xeric

Answer 28

dry

Question 29

what aspect in the northern hemisphere is most mesic

Answer 29

north

Question 30

what aspect in the northern hemisphere is most xeric

Answer 30

south

Question 31

how often do fires occur historically in our area

Answer 31

5-10 years

Question 32

what is a natural component of prairie ecosystems

Answer 32

fire

Question 33

what type of vegetation doe fires favor?

Answer 33

grass

Question 34

why are fires beneficial to prairies

Answer 34

the way woody vegetation grows is through the tips, while the grass grows from the base. this allows it to be safer

Question 35

why is the cover of woody vegetation increasing

Answer 35

the fire interval increases

Question 36

where is the canadian river's headwater

Answer 36

Raton, NM

Question 37

where are the reservoirs of the canadian river

Answer 37

Conchas Lake, Ute Lake, Lake Meridith

Question 38

What is the river that flows through Palo Duro Canyon

Answer 38

Prairie Dog Town Fork of the Red River

Question 39

Where are the head waters of the Prairie Dog Town Fork of the Red River?

Answer 39

Red River with the North Fork of the Red River