CHAPTER 14 Exploring with Google Earth

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.

Question 14.12

1. What kind of volcano is this?

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Question 14.13

2. Zoom in. What landform is visible in Colima’s summit crater?

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PROBLEM 14.2 This placemark highlights a volcanic landform.

Question 14.14

1. What is the name of this volcanic landform?

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Question 14.15

2. Is it active?

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B.

Question 14.16

3. What kind of volcano can make such a landform?

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Question 14.17

4. Zoom out. Where is this?

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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.)

Question 14.18

1. Which of the following best describes the condition of the surface on 07/22/2010?

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Question 14.19

2. Now move the historical imagery slider to the right and stop when the date reads 03/31/2011. Wait while the aerial photo for this date loads. Which of the following best describes the situation on the ground on this date?

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Question 14.20

3. Zoom out. Where is this location?

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Question 14.21

4. What natural disaster most likely occurred here, given this geographic setting, the pattern of damage, and what you have read in this chapter?

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Question 14.22

5. Move the slider all the way to the right for the most recent photo. Has this area been rebuilt?

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PROBLEM 14.4 This placemark highlights a large circular lake.

Question 14.23

1. Given the subject of this chapter, what process formed this lake?

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Question 14.24

2. Zoom in to the island in the lake. What is the name of the island landform found inside the lake?

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Question 14.25

3. Zoom out. Where is this lake?

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PROBLEM 14.5 This placemark lands on a large volcano in Mexico.

Question 14.26

1. What is the name of this volcano? (Make sure your Borders and Labels layer is activated.)

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Question 14.27

2. What kind of volcano is this?

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Question 14.28

3. Can this volcano produce explosive eruptions?

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B.

Question 14.29

4. There is a large city to the northwest. What city is it?

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Question 14.30

5. How many kilometers away is this city?

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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.

Question 14.31

1. What kind of volcano is this?

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Question 14.32

2. Is this volcano likely to produce explosive eruptions?

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B.
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PROBLEM 14.7 Activate the ShakeMap overlay in this folder. This problem features the 2010 Haiti earthquake.

Question 14.33

1. The placemark points to the epicenter. How strong was the shaking at the epicenter?

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Question 14.34

2. What was the potential damage at the epicenter?

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Question 14.35

3. Find Port-au-Prince to the east. How far in kilometers was Port-au-Prince from the epicenter?

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Question 14.36

4. How strong was the shaking in Port-au-Prince?

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Question 14.37

5. What was the potential damage level?

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PROBLEM 14.8 This placemark highlights a volcano that produced a VEI 6 eruption in 1991.

Question 14.38

1. Approximately how much material did this volcano eject during that eruption?

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Question 14.39

2. What is the name of this volcano?

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Question 14.40

3. Which of the following best describes this volcano’s activity level?

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Question 14.41

4. Double-click Marker 1 in this problem’s folder. What is this marker highlighting?

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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.

Question 14.42

1. What earthquake ranking scale is provided in this overlay?

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Question 14.43

2. The placemark points to the epicenter of the earthquake. How far was the epicenter from Tokyo, the world’s most populous city?

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Question 14.44

3. What was the approximate level of ground shaking in Tokyo?

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Question 14.45

4. What kind of damage was potentially sustained in Tokyo?

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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-west in this view. The stream runs roughly north to south on the screen. Note the change of direction of the stream where it crosses the San Andreas Fault.

Question 14.46

1. What kind of fault caused the stream to change direction?

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Question 14.47

2. What pattern of deformation is seen in this stream?

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Question 14.48

3. Which of the following best describes this specific fault type?

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