CHAPTER 14 Exploring with Google Earth
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 14.1 This placemark lands on Volcán de Colima in Mexico. Pan around and carefully examine the summit crater.
PROBLEM 14.2 This placemark highlights a volcanic landform.
PROBLEM 14.3 This placemark is on a coastal location. Note that the historical imagery feature is activated in the upper portion of your screen. It shows an aerial photo for 07/22/2010. (If it is not activated, be sure to activate it.)
PROBLEM 14.4 This placemark highlights a large circular lake.
PROBLEM 14.5 This placemark lands on a large volcano in Mexico.
PROBLEM 14.6 This placemark lands on a volcano in Iceland. Zoom out, tilt, and pan around to get a sense of this volcano’s shape and dimensions.
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PROBLEM 14.7 Activate the ShakeMap overlay in this folder. This problem features the 2010 Haiti earthquake.
PROBLEM 14.8 This placemark highlights a volcano that produced a VEI 6 eruption in 1991.
PROBLEM 14.9 Activate the ShakeMap overlay in this folder if it is not already activated. This problem features the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake in Japan.
PROBLEM 14.10 Deactivate any open overlays. This placemark lands on Wallace Creek in California. The placemark points to the San Andreas Fault, running mostly east-
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