Humanities Homework Help

Part 1

• What is a map?
• What are essential parts of a map?
• Below is a map, are all the map essentials included? If they are not all included, list the ones missing.(will send pictures of map)
• This map shows the population of the United States. Describe the pattern of population shown. Where are there people? Where are there not people?(Will send picture of map)

5.Comparing the maps in the previous two questions, give me an explanation to why the population patterns occur. (Note: This may be difficult, do your best to think about an answer that makes sense and write in complete sentences. Meeting those two requirements will get you full credit regardless of how correct your answer is)

6.You have seen the map below in the reading assignment, I talked about why certain places spend a lot on ice cream, find at least two regions of the US where they spend very little on ice cream and give me your explanation as to why they don’t spend much. (Again, this is difficult, you will get credit for a good attempt using full sentences and at least trying to answer the question)

Note: Yellow and Green colors are areas where households spend little on ice cream.

7.Why did no one improve on Ptolemy’s maps for 1000 years?

8.How do we make maps today?

9.When and why did aerial photography begin to be used extensively?

10.Why is the Waldseemuller map so important?

11.Why did we need new maps in the 1400s

12.Why would you need a location system on a map?

Part 2

Top of Form

Which two hemispheres is the United States located in?

Group of answer choices

Northern and Western

Southern and Western

Eastern and Northern

Southern and Eastern

Northern and Southern

Question 20.25 pts

Which two hemispheres is Australia located in?

Question 30.25 pts

Most of Brazil lies in which to hemispheres?

Question 40.25 pts

Japan lies in which two hemispheres?

Use the following map for the next set of questions. You will be determining the latitude and longitude of locations on the Earth. If you do not know how to do this, watch the video I provided on the previous page.

You will likely need a larger map to determine these locations. Use this link to view the map that you can save and enlarge: World Lat long.png

Question 50.25 pts

Location N is marked with a star. Find it and determine which of the following is the correct latitude and longitude.

Group of answer choices

60 N Latitude 120 W Longitude

30 N Latitude 50 E Longitude

60 N Latitude 120 E Longitude

10 E Latitude 30 W Longitude

Question 60.25 pts

What is the latitude and Longitude of Location L?

Group of answer choices

75 S Latitude 30 E Longitude

10 S Latitude 100 W Longitude

75 N Latitude 30 E Longitude

60 S Latitude 80 W Longitude

Question 70.25 pts

Now you must determine latitude and longitude on your own without being given choices. What is the latitude and longitude at location D?

Question 80.25 pts

What is the Latitude and Longitude of location O?

These next questions will use the map of the United States. Again, you will be determining latitude and longitude, but this time the locations are not on nice and easy marked lines. You must interpolate, or give your best guess based on the information provided. You will be correct if your answer is within 1 degree of the actual location.

Again, you may need a version of the map you can zoom into to help determine these locations. You can access this image using this link: US lat long.png

Question 90.25 pts

Based on the above image, which of the following latitude and longitude best describes the location of Houston, Texas?

Group of answer choices

29N Latitude 96 W Longitude

29N Latitude 90 W Longitude

33N Latitude 118 W Longitude

36 N Latitude 83 W Longitude

Question 100.25 pts

Based on the above image, which of the following latitude and longitude best describes the location of Falls, New York.

Group of answer choices

43 N Latitude 78 W Longitude

43 N Latitude 82 W Longitude

45 N Latitude 105 W Longitude

27 N Latitude 72 E Longitude

Question 110.25 pts

Now you must determine the latitude and longitude of locations. Be sure to review the video on ho to determine latitude and longitude.

Using the provided map, what is the latitude and longitude of Fargo, North Dakota?

Question 120.25 pts

Using the provided map, what is the latitude and longitude of Phoenix, Arizona?

Time Zones

Question 130.25 pts

If it is noon at the Prime Meridian, what time is it at 15 degrees East?

Group of answer choices

1 PM

11 AM

10 AM

3 PM

Noon

Question 140.25 pts

If it is noon at the Prime Meridian, what time is it at 45 degrees West?

Question 150.25 pts

If it is noon at the Prime Meridian, what time is it at 60 degrees East?

Question 160.25 pts

If it is noon at the Prime Meridian, what time is it at 30 degrees West?

Using the longitude of a time zone’s central meridian, which has been provided for you, answer the following questions. Be sure to indicate if the time is AM or PM, however refer to moon or midnight rather than 12 AM or 12 PM. It may be helpful to draw a simple diagram such as the example I provided on the instructions page.

Question 170.25 pts

If it is 10 AM Monday in Denver(105 W), what time and day is it in New York City(75 W)?

Question 180.25 pts

If it is 6 AM Wednesday in London, England(0 degrees longitude), what time and day is it in Los Angeles(120 W)?

Question 190.25 pts

If it is 11 AM Thursday in Seattle(120 W), what day and time is it in Seoul, South Korea(135 E)?

Question 200.25 pts

Your plane leaves Boston(75 W) at 7 am on Saturday bound for Los Angeles(120 W). The flight is 5 hours. What time and day is it when you arrive in Los Angeles?

Question 210 pts

Extra Credit (Worth 1 point)

You are on another flight leaving Saturday from Los Angeles(120 W) at 1 PM headed for Taipei, Taiwan(120 E) flying across the Pacific Ocean. The flight is 11 hours long. What day and time do you arrive in Taipei?

Part 3

Question 1

On a map with a scale of 1:24,000, a measured distance of 1 inch represents an actual distance of how many feet?

1000 feet

2000 feet

12000 feet

24000 feet

1 foot

Question 2

0 / 0.5 pts

On a map with a scale of 1:48,000, a measured distance of 3.5 inches represents an actual distance of how many feet?

Question 3

0 / 0.5 pts

On a map with a scale of 1:62,500, a measured distance of 4.5 inches represents an actual distance of how many miles?

Question 4

0 / 0.5 pts

On a map with a scale of 1:250,000, a measured distance of 4.5 inches represents an actual distance of how many miles?

For the following questions, use this map of Arizona. As we are using a graphic scale, you can print or enlarge the map to more easily complete the exercise. You can find the map here: arizona-map-0.jpg

Question 5

0.5 / 0.5 pts

In a straight line, how far is it from Phoenix to Yuma?

30 miles

160 Miles

100 miles

80 miles

250 miles

Question 6

0 / 0.5 pts

In a straight line, how many likes is it from Lake Havasu City to Tucson?

Your Answer:

Question 7

0 / 0.5 pts

In a straight line, how many miles is it from Flagstaff to Oro Valley?

Your Answer:

Question 8

0 / 0.5 pts

In a straight line, how many miles is it from Phoenix to Prescott?

Your Answer:

Using the map below, answer the following questions. Note that each like represents 10 degrees of temperature. You can find a copy of the map to print or enlarge here: Isotherm Map for exercise

Question 9

0.25 / 0.25 pts

What is the temperature of Point A?

70 degrees Fahrenheit

68 degrees Farenheit

80 degrees Fahrenheit

21 degrees Farenheit

Question 10

0 / 0.25 pts

What is the temperature in Fahrenheit at point B?

Question 11

0 / 0.25 pts

What is the temperature in Fahrenheit at point D?

Question 12

0 / 0.25 pts

What is the temperature in Fahrenheit at point E?

Part 4

What trouble you are having, how your instructor can improve and help you understand the material better.

In your two responses to other students. Share tips and tricks to help them get over their problem areas.

This discussion is worth 5 points. 1 for your initial post and 4 points for your responses(2 points each response)

• Makeup anything I don’t care

Student 1 Greetings, Classmates, and Professor,

I will go out on a limb, and say that I am loving the class and am very grateful for the opportunity to be taking this class with you all. I am doing great, and I do hope the rest of you are as well. As far as something the instructor can improve on, I do believe I mentioned it in our Q&A discussion forum. I’d like to a wrong answer pulled out from a random student anonymously, and have the problem solved for the class. I think this could be great if put in a video and posted either in the discussion forum itself, or as a recap item of the previous module upon starting a new module. I think it would keep the class engaged, and also help out those who may be struggling, as some of us (me included) are definitely visual learners.

Student2

Hi everyone! So far so good, I too am enjoying the class more than I had originally anticipated. My only problem is that I’m having a hard time downloading the maps to see them in a bigger format. I have a google chrome book and even though I download the map, it wont pop up! It might just be me and my lack of computer skills but is there any way to make the map a tad bit bigger on canvas when we view them? Thank you!

Part 5

The first part of this exercise deals with Earth-Sun relations. Be sure to review the readings for valuable information to help you answer these questions. The questions below use this diagram.

Question 10.25 pts

Using the above diagram representing June 21st Earth-Sun relations, what is the latitude of the vertical(direct) rays of the Sun?

Question 20.25 pts

Why is the June Solstice associated with the Southern Hemisphere winter?

Question 30.25 pts

What is the latitude of the tangent rays in the Northern Hemisphere?

Question 40.25 pts

On June 21, which range of latitudes experience 24 hurst’s of daylight?

Question 50.25 pts

Noting the orientation of the circle of illumination on June 21, why does the equator receive equal day and night?

Question 60.25 pts

What happens to the length of the day(number of hours of daylight) as you move North of the equator?

In the following questions, use the chart below. This chart shows the altitude of the sun in the sky based on its angle. The higher the angle, the more concentrated the energy. Along the left side of the chart are degrees which go from 0 degrees to 90 degrees. Along the bottom of the chart are labels for each month of the year from January through December. The red line is the Suns angle in the sky at the Equator, the green line is at 45 degrees and the blue line at 90 degrees. Note that the blue line does not cover every month, that is because for part of the year, the suns rays never reach 90 degrees because of reasons we explored earlier in this exercise. Answer the questions that follow this chart by interpreting the chart and referencing your reading assignment.

Question 70.25 pts

On June 22nd, at which latitude is the sun highest in the sky?

Question 80.25 pts

Does the noon sun at the North Pole ever get as high as the noon sun in January at 45 degrees?

Question 90.25 pts

Based on this chart, which of these latitudes received the highest insolation in June?

Question 100.25 pts

Which of the three latitudes experience the highest insolation in December?

In the following questions, use the chart below. This chart shows the total insolation each month. Along the bottom of the chart are labels for each month of the year from January through December. The red line is the Suns angle in the sky at the Equator, the green line is at 45 degrees and the blue line at 90 degrees. Note that the blue line does not cover every month, that is because for part of the year, the suns rays never reach 90 degrees because of reasons we explored earlier in this exercise. Answer the questions that follow this chart by interpreting the chart and referencing your reading assignment.

Question 110.25 pts

During a year, which of the three latitudes experiences the least variation in average daily insolation?

Why?

Question 121 pts

During a year, which of the three latitudes experience the most variation in average daily insolation?

Why?

Question 130.25 pts

For how many months of the year does the North Pole receive no insolation?

Question 141 pts

During the year, the Equator experiences two periods of maximum insolation and two periods of minimum insolation.

When do these two maximums occur?

When do these two minimums occur?

Explain the reasons for this pattern.

Part 6

Question 10.5 pts

Which factor explains the different temperature patterns of St. Louis and Oakland?

Question 20.5 pts

Why does St. Louis have a colder winter than Norfolk?

Question 30.5 pts

Although both are coastal cities, compared toOakland, Norfolk has a very “continental” temperature pattern, why?

Question 40.5 pts

Which factor primarily explains the difference in temperature pattern between Fairbanks and St. Louis?

Question 50.5 pts

Which factor primarily explains the difference in temperature patterns between Fairbanks and Nome?

Question 60.5 pts

Why does Lihue have a smaller temperature range than Oakland?

Question 70.5 pts

What explains the difference in temperature patterns between Lihue and Kilauea?

Question 80.5 pts

What are the three factors that impact the speed and direction of wind?

Question 90.5 pts

how do subtropical highs influence parts of the Earth?

Question 100.5 pts

what kind of atmospheric conditions are high and low pressure areas known to cause?