Unit 1 Introduction_ Lab Practical Comics and Scale (1 point)_ GPH 111_ Intro to Physical Geography
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Unit 1 Introduction: Lab Practical Comics and Scale (1 point): GPH 111: Intro to Physical Geography (2024 Spring - A)
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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.
2/20/24, 11:15 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
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Question 1
0.25 / 0.25 pts
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)
111MapScalePidwirnyJones.pdf
(https://canvas.asu.edu/courses/172892/files/77690458/download?
wrap=1)
Which comic is the largest scale?
Examine these two XKCD comics:
https://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/1_100000th_scale_world.png
(https://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/1_100000th_scale_world.png)
or
https://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/1_10000th_scale_world.png
(https://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/1_10000th_scale_world.png)
2/20/24, 11:15 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
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The 1/100,000th world has a larger scale
Correct!
The 1/10,000th world has a larger scale
The two worlds have the same scale
It is not possible to answer the question with available information
XKCD is a favorite academic comic for many.
Question 2
0.25 / 0.25 pts
In the comic below, what would be the best description of the scale of this XKCD Comic:
https://xkcd.com/1389/
(https://xkcd.com/1389/)
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