17 Answer the questions below.
Alexander is drawing a map of the Federal Triangle in Washington, D. C. The
actual Federal Triangle has a base of 3000 feet and height of 1200 feet.
Alexander needs his drawing to fit on his paper, so he decides to make the
base of his triangle 10 inches.
What scale is Alexander using?
1 inch:
feet
What is the height of Alexander's triangle in inches?
inches
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City 24-hr average yearly temperature in ºc total yearly precipitation in mm minsk, belarus (former ussr) (53° n, 27° e) shanghai, china (31° n, 121° e) baltimore city, usa (39° n, 76° w) helsinki, finland (60° n, 24° e) banff, canada (51° n, 115° w) kuala lumpur, malaysia (3° n 101° e) 26.5 2393.6 buenos aires, argentina (34° s, 58° w) jakarta, indonesia (6° s, 106° e) questions 1. what factor contributes most to the warm climate of kuala lumpur? 2. banff and minsk are located at similar latitudes. what could account for banff’s average yearly temperature being lower than minsk’s? 3. which city’s climate is most similar to jakarta, baltimore or kuala lumpur? explain your answer. 4. shanghai and buenos aires have located thousands of miles apart and in different hemispheres, yet their climates are similar. what reasoning could explain this?

What is the latitude and longitude (to the nearest degree) of the following cities? a. kansas city b. philadelphia c. reno d. minneapolis use the map to find the names of cities with the following coordinates. a. 30°n, 96°w b. 35°n, 95°w c. 26°n, 80°w d. 42°n, 88°w how many kilometers north of the equator is washington, dc? approximately how far north of houston is kansas city? use degrees of latitude to calculate your answer. show your work. which city is closer to greenwich, england: los angeles or xi’an, china (34°n, 109°e)? explain your answer. how many degrees of longitude separate las vegas from the international date line, which is at 180° longitude?

All of the following are reasons why deserts extremely susceptible to wind erosion except a. they lack major root systems b. they contain thin, dry soil c. they have very few plants and trees d. they are extremely hot and lack water