To complete these problems, first read the chapter. When you are finished, go to LaunchPad and open the Exploring with Google Earth file for this chapter. Click on the “Workbook Problems” folder to “fly” to each of the problems listed below and answer the questions. Be sure to keep your “Borders and Labels” layer activated. Refer to Appendix 4 if you need help using Google Earth.
PROBLEM 6.1 This placemark is pinned to the terminus (end point) of the Franz Josef Glacier in New Zealand. Activate the two red pins in this folder if they are not already activated. One pin marks the terminus of the glacier in 1948, and the other shows the terminus of the glacier in 2006.
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1.How far has the glacier retreated between 1948 and 2006?
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2.What is the average rate of retreat of the glacier in meters per year? (Divide the number of meters of retreat by the number of years.)
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PROBLEM 6.2 The placemark features the Antler Glacier in Alaska. Activate the two red pins in this folder if they are not already activated. One pin shows the terminus (end point) of the glacier in 2005, and another one shows it in 1948.
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2.What is the average rate of retreat of the glacier in meters per year? (Divide the number of meters of retreat by the number of years.)
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PROBLEM 6.3 Activate the Northwest Passage and the Northern Sea Route overlays in this problem’s folder and answer the following questions.
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1.Using the measuring tool’s “path” option, measure the distance a ship would travel between Lisbon, Portugal, and Tokyo, Japan, in miles. Use the route that takes the ship through the Suez Canal. (You can locate the Suez Canal in the sidebar search function.) What is this distance?
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2.Now measure the path between the same two cities using the Northern Sea Route. About how much shorter is this route than the Suez Canal route?
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PROBLEM 6.4 Activate the IPCC Temperature Projections “Medium Emissions Scenario” overlay in this problem’s folder to answer the following questions.
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1.This placemark falls on Chicago. By the 2090s, what is the average temperature change that Chicago and much of the Midwest, the Great Plains, and the western interior of the United States are predicted to experience under the medium emissions scenario?
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2.What region of the world is predicted to experience the greatest temperature increase?
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3.How much warmer is temperature predicted to be there?