CHAPTER 1 Exploring with Google Earth

CHAPTER 1 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 1.1 This placemark highlights India. The surface of Earth is hidden by an opaque layer of pollution.

Question 1.13

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PROBLEM 1.2 This placemark highlights Puncak Jaya, the highest peak on the island of New Guinea.

Question 1.14

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Question 1.15

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Question 1.16

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Question 1.17

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PROBLEM 1.3 This placemark shows a photograph of tall thunderstorms near the Paraná River in southern Brazil. The photo was taken in 1984 by an astronaut aboard a space shuttle.

Question 1.18

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Question 1.19

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Question 1.20

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PROBLEM 1.4 This placemark features satellite data showing high carbon monoxide concentrations (in reds and oranges) over Africa during February 2004.

Question 1.21

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Question 1.22

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PROBLEM 1.5 This placemark shows high carbon monoxide concentrations (in reds and oranges) in South Asia. The data were collected in March 2007.

Question 1.23

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PROBLEM 1.6 This placemark features the remote Galápagos Islands in the eastern Pacific Ocean.

Question 1.24

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Question 1.25

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Question 1.26

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PROBLEM 1.7 This placemark shows particulate matter air pollution in eastern China just south and west of Beijing.

Question 1.27

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Question 1.28

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Question 1.29

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Question 1.30

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