Geography 101



Geography 101

Earth Science

Soil Surveys

1. How many acres are in Missaukee County, Michigan (p.1)?

_________ acres

2. What percentage of the county was forested when this Survey was published (1985)?

_________ %

3. What is the main income producing enterprise in Missaukee County?

_____________________

4. Fill in the climatic information below for Lake City?

winter average temperature ______

winter average daily minimum temperature ______

lowest temperature on record with the date ______

___________

summer average temperature ______

summer average daily maximum temperature ______

highest recorded temperature with the date ______

___________

total annual precipitation ______

average seasonal snowfall ______

5. List the 5 factors of soil formation as discussed in class (see table of contents if you need to find them in the soil survey book).

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6. Go to the colored map at the beginning of the map section. Identify the latitude and longitude at the center of the county.

____________________ N _____________________ W

7. Go to the colored map at the beginning of the map section. Identify the Township and Range numbers for the township located in the northwest corner of Missaukee County (in this case, it is named Bloomfield Township). How many square miles are in that township?

T _______ (N or S) R _______ (E or W)

________ square miles

8. Go to the black and white index map at the beginning of the map section (right next to the colored map). Which map sheet number would you need to go to if you wanted to see a close-up of T22N, R6W, section #31?

______

T24N, R5W, section #15? ______

44O 10’N, 85O 00’W? ______

Lake Missaukee? ______

9. Go to map sheet #1. What soil can be found in the extreme southeast corner of this map? Please give the name, number and slope.

Name __________________ Number _______ Slope __________ %

10. Go back to the colored map at the beginning of the map section. Identify one map sheet number where you would expect to find Kalkaska Soils.

Sheet Number _______

11. Go to the individual map sheet that you identified in #10 above. Identify one section number where the Kalkaska Soils are actually located.

T _______ (N or S), R _______ (E or W), section number ______

12. Go to Map Sheet #24 and find section #8. In the extreme northwest corner of section #8 is a symbol comprised of three lines and a dot. What does this symbol represent? See the legend at the beginning of the map section.

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13. Go to the Tables that begin on p.93. How many acres of Lupton Muck can be found in Missaukee County?

_______ acres

Identify the best soil for growing corn. ____________

Identify the best soil for growing winter wheat. ____________

Identify two soils that are good for building a golf course.

____________

____________

Identify three soils that are good for building a dwelling with a basement.

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Identify one soil that is good for constructing a septic tank absorption field.

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Lenawee County Soil Survey

Take a look at the index map on the last page of the soil survey. Adrian is the county seat of Lenawee County. On which detailed map sheet will you find the city of Adrian (give the map sheet number)?

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Go to the map sheet you listed in the question above. What soil do you find in the extreme southwest corner of this map? Please give the code letters, the full name of this soil as well as the slope.

Code Letters ______ Full Name ________________ Slope ______

Go to the index map on the last page of the soil survey. Find the following sections. On which detailed map sheets would you find these sections?

a. T6S, R2E, section 6 map sheet # _______

b. T6S, R2E, section 21 map sheet # _______

c. T8S, R5E, section 18 map sheet # _______

Go to map sheet #20 in the back half of the soil survey. Find the following:

T6S, R3E, section 5, NE 1/4

What are the two soil types found in this specific area?

Code Letters ______ Full Name ________________ Slope ______

Code Letters ______ Full Name ________________ Slope ______

Why are the soils delineated from one another?

_____________________________________________________

Go to the General Soil Map (color county map) at the beginning of the detailed map

sheets. Different soils are classified together on this map based upon their general

texture and slope.

a. What soil association exists at 42O 00' N, 84O 00' W?

Name _______________________________ # ______

b. What soil association exists at 41O 50' N, 84O 20' W?

Name _______________________________ # ______

c. What soil association exists at 41O 45' N, 83O 50' W?

Name _______________________________ # ______

Go to pp.54-58 in the Lenawee County Soil Survey. Here you will find some general information about the county.

a. What was the population of Lenawee County in 1950? _________

b. What is the winter range of temperature in Lenawee County?

High _______ Low _______

c. What is the summer range of temperature in Lenawee County?

High _______ Low _______

d. How many acres of Lenawee County were utilized for agricultural crops when this survey was published?

_______ acres

How many acres of the following soils can be found in Lenawee County

(see Table 1 on pp.3-4)?

a. Miami Loam 3 to 7 percent slopes _______ acres

b. Cadmus sandy loam 3 to 7 percent slopes _______ acres

c. Total acreage for the whole county _______ acres

Using the Iron County soil survey in the front of the room, go to the Tables that begin on p.227 and answer the following questions:

a. What is the total acreage of Iron County (Table 4)?

_____________ acres

b. What soil type has the greatest potential for growing corn (highest number of bushels per acre in Table 6)?

Code Number ______ Full Name ___________________ Slope ______

c. There are only six soils upon which you could feasibly build a golf course according to Table 11. Give the soil numbers for these six soils.

_______ _______ _______

_______ _______ _______

d. Ensley Soil (#76) would not be a suitable soil upon which to build a dwelling with a basement according to Table 13. Why not?

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e. Kinross Soil (#75) would not be a suitable site for a septic tank absorption field according to Table 14. Why not?

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Using the Alcona County soil survey in the front of the room, answer the following questions:

a. Based on the information in Tables 13 and 14, would you build a house with a septic tank on Wheatley Soil (#30)? Tables begin on p. 241.

YES or NO

b. Detailed Soil Map Units begin on p.19. What two inclusions are present in the Wheatley series (#30)? An inclusion is a small area of soil X that is often included in the same land area as soil Y. It is often unmapped.

Soil Name _____________ Soil Name _____________

c. What percentage of the Wheatley series is comprised of contrasting inclusions (same page, just above where you found the last answer)?

_______ %

d. Define "Soil Association". Glossary begins on p.231 (look under “A” for “association”.

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e. Based on the information in Table 13, would you build a house (without a septic tank) on East Lake Soil , 0 to 6 percent slope (#28B)? Tables begin on p. 241.

YES or NO

f. On p.32, it states that East Lake Soil has contrasting inclusions of

_______________ and _______________. Find these two soil types in Table 13. Would you build a house on either of these soils?

YES or NO

Therefore, based on your answers in e and f above, what advice would you give to someone who wanted to build a house in an area mapped as East Lake soil?

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g. Go to the Map Index (black and white) at the beginning of the of the map sheets (Alcona County). On this black and white map you can see several names written in a diagonal fashion across portions of the map. What do these names refer to (hint: study the latitude and longitude carefully and think about other maps that we have utilized in this course)?

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Using the Hillsdale County soil survey in the front of the room, answer the following questions:

a. Find T5S, R2W, section 30 on the black and white index map at the beginning of the map sheets. What detailed map sheet would you need to look at in order to view this particular section?

map sheet # _______

b. What are the highest and lowest air temperatures ever recorded in Hillsdale County and when were they recorded (see General Nature of the County which begins on p.1)?

Highest _______ Date _________________

Lowest _______ Date _________________

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