Understanding Scale in Geography Through Comics: A GPH 111 Lab

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2/20/24, 11:15 PM Unit 1 Introduction: Lab Practical Comics and Scale (1 point): GPH 111: Intro to Physical Geography (2024 Spring - A) https://canvas.asu.edu/courses/172892/quizzes/1298425 1/8 Unit 1 Introduction: Lab Practical Comics and Scale (1 point) Due No due date Points 1 Questions 4 Time Limit None Instructions Scale is an important concept in geography and very much so in physical geography. This course covers the processes that influence the nature of Earth's surface at all different scales, from the global (circulation of the atmosphere), to the continental (e.g. extensive glaciers covering much of North America in the last ice age), to areas the size of a football field (e.g. the area where the returning lightning stroke picks a "stepped leader" to create the cloud-to-ground lightning strike). Most people complete mess up and reverse what is meant by "large scale" and "small scale". Think about scale in terms of a fraction. A scale of 1:1 on a map is where one length on the map equals one length on the ground. That is a very big scale. You have to use a microscope to get a bigger scale. In contrast, a scale of 1:10,000,000 is a tiny fraction, where this scale can display a very large area because one inch on the map, for example, would show 10 million inches (157 miles) on the ground. This lab practical tasks you with (hopefully chuckling when you) examining different comics from the perspective of scale (in terms of a representative fraction). The idea is to look at the comic and then select the best analysis of the comic from the perspective of scale.

2/20/24, 11:15 PM Unit 1 Introduction: Lab Practical Comics and Scale (1 point): GPH 111: Intro to Physical Geography (2024 Spring - A) https://canvas.asu.edu/courses/172892/quizzes/1298425 2/8 Attempt History Attempt Time Score LATEST Attempt 1 10 minutes 0.5 out of 1 Score for this quiz: 0.5 out of 1 Submitted Feb 20 at 11:14pm This attempt took 10 minutes.  Question 1 0.25 / 0.25 pts If you are uncertain about your knowledge of scale, please try reading first: 111MapScaleRitter.pdf (https://canvas.asu.edu/courses/172892/files/77690517/download?wrap=1) 111MapScalePidwirnyJones.pdf (https://canvas.asu.edu/courses/172892/files/77690458/download? wrap=1) Which comic is the largest scale? Examine these two XKCD comics: https://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/1_100000th_scale_world.png (https://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/1_100000th_scale_world.png) or https://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/1_10000th_scale_world.png (https://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/1_10000th_scale_world.png)

2/20/24, 11:15 PM Unit 1 Introduction: Lab Practical Comics and Scale (1 point): GPH 111: Intro to Physical Geography (2024 Spring - A) https://canvas.asu.edu/courses/172892/quizzes/1298425 3/8 The 1/100,000th world has a larger scale Correct! The 1/10,000th world has a larger scale The two worlds have the same scale It is not possible to answer the question with available information XKCD is a favorite academic comic for many.  Question 2 0.25 / 0.25 pts In the comic below, what would be the best description of the scale of this XKCD Comic: https://xkcd.com/1389/ (https://xkcd.com/1389/)

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2/20/24, 11:15 PM Unit 1 Introduction: Lab Practical Comics and Scale (1 point): GPH 111: Intro to Physical Geography (2024 Spring - A) https://canvas.asu.edu/courses/172892/quizzes/1298425 4/8 Correct! Very small scale Intermediate scale It is not possible to analyze the scale of this graphic. Very large scale The best answer is certainly very small scale. To display the entire planet Earth in a graphic would require that the entire Earth was represented in probably two inches on your computer screen, and so the scale would be about 1: 1,000,000,000. However, there's a lot more than just Earth portrayed and hence the scale of this graphic would be even a smaller fraction.  Question 3 0 / 0.25 pts

2/20/24, 11:15 PM Unit 1 Introduction: Lab Practical Comics and Scale (1 point): GPH 111: Intro to Physical Geography (2024 Spring - A) https://canvas.asu.edu/courses/172892/quizzes/1298425 5/8 n the comic below, what would be the best description of the scale of the graphic used in this XKCD comic, but drawn by the artist (Zach Weiner) who is responsible for SMBC: https://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/guest_week_zach_weiner_smbc.png (https://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/guest_week_zach_weiner_smbc.png)

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2/20/24, 11:15 PM Unit 1 Introduction: Lab Practical Comics and Scale (1 point): GPH 111: Intro to Physical Geography (2024 Spring - A) https://canvas.asu.edu/courses/172892/quizzes/1298425 7/8 This graphic has a scale that is slightly smaller than the other comic graphics. This graphic has a very small scale compared to all of the other comic graphics. Correct Answer This graphic has a larger scale compared to all of the other comic graphics. You Answered It is not possible to compare scales of this comic to the other comic graphics A map portraying a building in the Smithsonian requires a larger scale than maps portraying the entire Earth, features in the universe, or even features like the Eiffel Tower. None of the other answers are correct. This is by far the best answer if you understand that scale is a representative fraction.  Question 4 0 / 0.25 pts In the comic below, you will probably have to open the link in another tab or window and zoom into the very bottom of this comic. This question asks you to assess the scale of the Eiffel Tower in this graphic -- as compared to features above our solar system. Put another way, select the answer that best compares the scale of the Eiffel Tower to the features portrayed higher up in the comic. https://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/height.png (https://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/height.png)

2/20/24, 11:15 PM Unit 1 Introduction: Lab Practical Comics and Scale (1 point): GPH 111: Intro to Physical Geography (2024 Spring - A) https://canvas.asu.edu/courses/172892/quizzes/1298425 8/8 The Eiffel Tower is portrayed at a slightly larger scale. You Answered The Eiffel Tower is portrayed at a much smaller scale. The Eiffel Tower is portrayed at a slightly smaller scale. Correct Answer The Eiffel Tower is portrayed at a much larger scale. The features at the top of the graphic from the solar system on up are much larger in size than the Eiffel Tower. Thus, to be shown on this graphic, their scale has to be incredibly small -- far smaller than 1:Billion. However, the scale of the Eiffel Tower as shown with a height of 325 meters is much larger. If you are looking at the graphic blown up (zoomed in) to see the Eiffel tower, its perhaps 3 cm or 0.03 m on your screen. This is a scale of about 1:10,000. That is much much larger than the rest of the features in the universe. Quiz Score: 0.5 out of 1

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