EXERCISE 12: Landscape Analysis with Google Earth & the National Map Name Sectio

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EXERCISE 12: Landscape Analysis with Google Earth & the National Map Name Section EXERCISE 12 PROBLEMS-PART I-GOOGLE EAR Answer the following questions after you have installed the free Google EarthTM sof http:/learth.google.com and opened the program on your computer. tware from 1. he "Fly To" box, enter the latitude and longitude of Crater Lake in Oregon; remember, you don't need to enter the symbols for degrees, minutes, or seconds, but you do need to leave a space between each value: 46°56'20" North, 122°06'25" West. (a) What is the apparent altitude of your "eye" in this opening view? feet (b) Zoom out by clicking on the"" symbol at the bottom of the zoom control until you can see the entire mountain. What is the apparent altitude of the "eye" now? feet Move your cursor around the rim of the caldera. What is the highest elevation you find around the rim of Crater Lake? (c) feet l 7om in as much as you

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A) 200-300 feet

The 46056'20" N and 122006'25" W hill seems small in the zoom view.

B) 500 feet

The zoomed out view gives more clear idea about the ground level and the elevation of the mountain

C) 300-350 feet

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