CHAPTER 2 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 2.1 Activate both overlays in the Problem 2.1 folder. You can toggle between them by selecting or deselecting one or both of them. The overlays in this problem show planetary albedo for June and December 2012. Lighter yellow and white indicate a higher albedo surface. Dark blues indicate a low-
PROBLEM 2.2 Deactivate any overlays that may already be activated. Then activate both overlays in the Problem 2.2 folder. You can toggle between them by selecting or deselecting one or both of them. The overlays in this problem show land surface temperatures for June and December 2012. A color key is provided at the top of the screen.
PROBLEM 2.3 Keep both overlays from Problem 2.2 activated. Toggle between them by selecting or deselecting one or both of them. These overlays show land surface temperatures for June and December 2012. A color key is provided at the top of the screen.
PROBLEM 2.4 Keep both overlays from Problem 2.2 activated. Toggle between them by selecting or deselecting one or both of them. These overlays show land surface temperatures for June and December 2012. A color key is provided at the top of the screen.
PROBLEM 2.5 Deactivate all previous overlays and activate the overlay in the Problem 2.5 folder. This overlay shows the surface temperature for Buffalo, New York, for August 3, 2002. Whites and yellows show warm surfaces, and blues and purples show relatively cool surfaces.
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PROBLEM 2.6 Deactivate all previous overlays and activate both overlays in the Problem 2.6 folder. Toggle between them by selecting or deselecting the top Night Lights overlay. The other overlay shows human populations in number of persons per square kilometer. Reds show high populations.
This placemark lands in Haiti. Activate the Night Lights overlay and notice how dark Haiti is. The island of Puerto Rico is visible 350 mi to the east. Note that Puerto Rico (a U.S. territory) is illuminated in night lights.