Entries by Daphne Hanson

Topographic map

Each topographic map, or quadrangle, is assigned a name. The name of the map is usually found in the upper-right corner in large print. What is the name of your map? 20. Locate the scale bar on the bottom of the map. What is the fractional scale for this map? 21. What is the contour […]

Equatorial latitudes

The absolute highest values appear near the poles for the above dates.  How is this possible?  Shouldn’t the lower more equatorial latitudes be getting more radiation?  What is it about the Arctic and Antarctic during these months that account for the high radiation flux?  

Cultural influence

Which are items that describe a cultural influence on a region? Amish men do not shave after they are married. Hawaii is an island. China limits urban families to one child. The tallest mountain in North America is in Alaska. New Year’s Eve is celebrated with fireworks in some South American countries. The Amazon rain […]

Ontario public health

Ontario public health has 3 main focuses. these are 1. health promotion, evaluation and screening 2. prevention, education, evaluation 3. health promotion, education and evaluation 4. prevention, screening, education 5. prevention, screening. health promotion

Equator and tropics

If the equator and tropics never have negative Average Clear-sky Net Radiation values then they are always gaining heat.  Theoretically this means they should get dramatically hotter and hotter year after year but this clearly isn’t happening.  Likewise the average flux values for the poles are negative; they are losing heat yet they are not […]