Introduction to Earth Science Small Group Activity 1 Each Student Must Submit an Assignment to Receive Credit Due Thursday February 23 2023 no later than 11 am Name s Ashlee Schumacher Name s Jordan Mares Eye of the Storm Computer with Internet connection Materials Procedure A tropical storm is brewing in the Atlantic Ocean It s causing rain and thunderstorms over the Caribbean and it will soon be a tropical depression the beginning of a hurricane By the time Hurricane Mitch leaves Central America more than 11 000 people will be dead and as many as 18 000 more will be missing 1 To find Map 1 online go to http esriurl com 2014ESW1 Click the Details button and select Contents middle button Turn on Precipitation layer 2 The annual precipitation appears on the map but you cannot determine the average precipitation for each country You must adjust the transparency of the precipitation layer to view each country s average precipitation data 3 Hover over the Precipitation layer click on the right arrow that appears and click on Transparency Drag the slider over to 50 Click off of the slider and the country lines appear lightly through the Precipitation layer In each country click on each area of precipitation to see how many millimeters of rainfall there was in that area 4 Estimate and record the annual precipitation for five countries of your choice Be sure to include country name You will have to click on several precipitation layers within each country Add all the amounts then divide that number by how many precipitation layers you utilized For example if Belize contains 5 precipitation layers that total 100 inches you will divide 100 by 5 to calculate the average Country Name Guatemala Country Precipitation 6 12 mm Country Name El Salvador Country Precipitation 5 52 mm Country Name Honduras Country Precipitation 3 96 mm Country Name Nicaragua Country Precipitation 4 46 mm Country Name Costa Rica Country Precipitation 4 70 mm Explore Urban Sprawl Factors and Impacts Map URL http esriurl com enviroGeoinquiry4 5 What characteristics define a city Large population infrastructure businesses homes a Click the map URL above to open the map b List at least three observations from the initial map Earth at Night There are bare areas and concentrated areas most of U S is lit while most of Africa isn t there are lights in the middle of the ocean c What patterns do you notice There are lots of lights on coastlines d What is the difference between city and urban urban describes an area whereas a city is a certain place e What is a megacity A city with a population over 10 million people 6 What are some examples of megacities Tokyo Beijing New York a What are some possible characteristics of a megacity Population of 10 million extensive transportation system high population density b Using the Details pane click the button Show Contents Of Map c Click the checkbox to the left of the layer name World Urban Sprawl d Zoom out to a world view e Why is the layer not visible I m not sure f Zoom in and out to view and explore some of these cities g What cities around the world might be megacities Tokyo Beijing New York 7 What factors influence urban center geography History of the area qualities of the area such as land weather proximity to water a What might be some factors leading to an increase in urbanization Service accessibility lifestyle b Click the checkbox to the left of the layer name Megacities c Where are most megacities located Asia d Hover over the Megacities layer name and click the button Show Table e In the table click the column header Growth sort ascending f Which cities are growing the fastest Osaka Moscow New York g Investigate three cities by clicking their map markers What are the growth rates for these cities Mexico City 2 LA 1
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