Geology 1014 Lab Answers: Encounter Physical Geography (Fourth Custom Edition for Oklahoma State University)

What is the name of the building in downtown Albuquerque that would cast the longest shadow?

Albuquerque Plaza / Hyatt Regency

Based on your assessment of latitude and longitude in Google Earth, which of the following statements in NOT correct?

Lines of longitude are parallel with one another, thus insuring that a degree of longitude is equidistant anywhere on the globe.

If the date is December 21, at which place mark would the sun be directly overhead at noon?

E

What sphere is indicated by the curvilinear feature at the Albuquerque, NM, place mark?

Hydrosphere

Identify the road that crosses the bridge immediately to the north of the Albuquerque, NM, place mark?

Interstate 40 (Coronado Freeway)

Which of the following nations has the highest number of time zones?

Russia

If you needed to find a specific place on Earth, you would use the:

Search Panel

Utilizing the street view imagery from the two greater Albuquerque area place marks (Southern Boulevard and Sandia Crest Road), which of the following statements is most strongly supported?

There is significant variation in the vegetation of the greater Albuquerque area.

On what part of the Google Earth window are the on-screen navigation controls located?

Top Right

Excluding political adjustments to time (such as Daylight Savings Time), which of the following cities would be +8:00 Greenwich Mean Time?

Urumqi, China

Which of the following is NOT a capability of Google Earth?

You can view live imagery.

Which of the following coordinate pairs is associated with Lisbon, Portugal?

38'N, 7'W

What is the approximate elevation value of the Colorado River as displayed in the Grand Canyon place mark?

475 meters above sea level.

Where would you find the information regarding a view's coordinates, elevation, and imagery date?

At the bottom of the 3-D Viewer.

On June 21st, which location will experience the least amount of sunlight?

D

Based on your assessment of latitude and longitude in Google Earth, which of the following statements is NOT correct?

The maximum value of longitude is 90'.