Unit 1 Introduction_ Lab Practical Comics and Scale (1 point)_ GPH 111_ Intro to Physical Geography

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2/12/24, 11:02 PM Unit 1 Introduction: Lab Practical Comics and Scale (1 point): GPH 111: Intro to Physical Geography (2024 Spring - A) https://canvas.asu.edu/courses/172892/quizzes/1298425?module_item_id=12342495 1/8 Unit 1 Introduction: Lab Practical Comics and Scale (1 point) Due No due date Points 1 Questions 4 Time Limit None Instructions Scale is an important concept in geography and very much so in physical geography. This course covers the processes that influence the nature of Earth's surface at all different scales, from the global (circulation of the atmosphere), to the continental (e.g. extensive glaciers covering much of North America in the last ice age), to areas the size of a football field (e.g. the area where the returning lightning stroke picks a "stepped leader" to create the cloud-to-ground lightning strike). Most people complete mess up and reverse what is meant by "large scale" and "small scale". Think about scale in terms of a fraction. A scale of 1:1 on a map is where one length on the map equals one length on the ground. That is a very big scale. You have to use a microscope to get a bigger scale. In contrast, a scale of 1:10,000,000 is a tiny fraction, where this scale can display a very large area because one inch on the map, for example, would show 10 million inches (157 miles) on the ground. This lab practical tasks you with (hopefully chuckling when you) examining different comics from the perspective of scale (in terms of a representative fraction). The idea is to look at the comic and then select the best analysis of the comic from the perspective of scale. If you are uncertain about your knowledge of scale, please try reading first: 111MapScaleRitter.pdf (https://canvas.asu.edu/courses/172892/files/77690517/download?wrap=1)
2/12/24, 11:02 PM Unit 1 Introduction: Lab Practical Comics and Scale (1 point): GPH 111: Intro to Physical Geography (2024 Spring - A) https://canvas.asu.edu/courses/172892/quizzes/1298425?module_item_id=12342495 2/8 Attempt History Attempt Time S LATEST Attempt 1 3 minutes 0 Score for this quiz: 0 out of 1 Submitted Feb 12 at 2:08pm This attempt took 3 minutes. 111MapScalePidwirnyJones.pdf (https://canvas.asu.edu/courses/172892/files/77 wrap=1) 0 / 0.25 pts Question 1 The USA is a backwards country. Sorry to admit it. Almost the entire USA population does not understand or use the metric system. Technically, we were one of the countries who pushed its use (read or download this (https://canvas.asu.edu/courses/172892/files/77690557?wrap=1) ). However, the odds are the you do not use it in your daily life. I hope I am wrong. Thus, you may find this useful: https://xkcd.com/526/ (https://xkcd.com/526/) You will need to refer to this Metric Guide to answer the following question related to spatial scale. Look at the length measurements. Now imagine
2/12/24, 11:02 PM Unit 1 Introduction: Lab Practical Comics and Scale (1 point): GPH 111: Intro to Physical Geography (2024 Spring - A) https://canvas.asu.edu/courses/172892/quizzes/1298425?module_item_id=12342495 3/8 you were looking at a map of the different examples of length measurements where the example (e.g. SD card, car) was shown on letter-sized paper as the same size. QUESTION: Which object below is shown at a larger scale? SD Card orrect Answer orrect Answer the question cannot be answered with the available information ou Answered ou Answered car the are both shown at the same scae Go back and read the instructions please. Go back and read the suggested readings. When you are thinking about maps and the scale of maps, showing the entire world on a single map requires a very small scale. Showing an SD card on a single map requires a very large scale. In fact, the SD card image is probably shown to you at a 1:1 scale. The car is shown at a smaller scale, probably on the order of 1: 150. 0 / 0.25 pts Question 2 In the comic below, what would be the best description of the scale of the graphic used by the character in this SMBC Comic: https://www.smbc-comics.com/comics/1569597611-20190927.png (https://www.smbc-comics.com/comics/1569597611-20190927.png)
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