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e — € The latitude-longitude coordinates for several interesting sites are provided in Fig. A1.1.3 in decimal degrees along with the best altitude to view each of the features. Choose a few sites to investigate using Google Earth and record your results in Fig. A1.1.4. SUe | Latitude, Longitude | gt :S:’ Latitude, Longitude | Deovie™ | S| | atitude, Longitude | Tt e 1 |40.5230,-112.1510 | 5-15km | 9 | 32.2186, 35.5661 10 km 17 | -3.0647,37.3584 | 10-75 km 2 | -21.1492,14.5775 | 50km | 10 | 35.2715,-119.8275 | 2km | 18 | 35.2505,-75.5288 |1-2000 km 3 | 19.4726, -155.5918 | 15-150 km 11 4.1744, 73.5097 2-600 km 19 0.2220, -50.3950 300 km 4 | 56.3333,-79.5000 | 150km | 12 |-30.5450, 138.7280 | 25-100km | 20 | 45.9764,7.6583 | 15-25km 5 | 21.8462,54.1514 | 1-200km | 13 | 40.8216,14.4260 | 2-10km | 21 |37.5940,-122.4240 | 10km 6 |37.7460,-119.5336 | 5-25km | 14 | 35.0275,-111.0228 | 5km | 22 | 57.2688,-4.492] 50 km 7 [36.0999,-112.0994 | 10-75km | 15 | 59.0850, -136.0615 | 5-20km | 23 | 21.1240,-11.4020 | 100 km 8 | 24.9652,-76.4201 75km | 16 | 29.1200, 25.4300 | 1-150km | 24 | 62.7924, -164.1667 | 95-500 km Figure A1.1.3a 18 Site Continent/ Country Description — Be sure to zoom out to the “best-view altitude™ # Island (+ State) and look around before answering. -, Africa Namibia Brandberg Mountain, Konigstein North ) Mauna Loa Hawaii - One of the 5 3 America Hawaii Volcanoes that form in island of Hawali HOT California | Half Dome in Yosemite National P 6 AWERER alifornia alf Dome in Yosemite National Park North 2 2 10 ATRSRES California Wallace Creek 11 Asia Maldives Male, Maldives - North North Carolina : 18 AR Cape Hatteras Lighthouse Figure A1.1.44 REFLECT & DISCUSS Tum off the function in Google Earth that displays national or state borders and place names. Navigate to 54.1291, —7.3064 and examine the area from an eye altitude of ~4 km. 1. Where do you think the national border is in this image? 2. Have Google Earth display the border and zoom out to a higher elevation. What countries are separated by this border? and . What is your impression of this national border? 3. Now turn off the borders again, navigate to —9.8396, —66.3362, and zoom out to an eye altitude of ~ 100 km. How does land use differ across the border? 4. Have Google Earth display the border, and determine which countries are separated by the border: and . What natural feature marks the border on the landscape?
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