Using the Google Earth search window, navigate to New Orleans, Louisiana. Zoom o

Question

Using the Google Earth search window, navigate to New Orleans, Louisiana. Zoom out to an eye altitude of 70 miles to appreciate the close relationship between the city and the Mississippi delta. Now zoom in on the delta itself to observe the deposition of sediment from the Mississippi River channel in the Gulf of Mexico. What distance does the river travel from the City of New Orleans before the water reaches the Gulf of Mexico past Port Eads? Use the ruler tool on Google Earth to measure the approximate distance. Be sure to convert to kilometers on the ruler scale (5 pts) A. 104 km B. 137 km D. 648 km ck Ruler Tool and Select "Path" Then Follow the Path of the Mississippi River from w Orleans to Gulf of Mexico a little past Port Eads (this measures all the twists and ns of the river) Ruler Line Poth Polygon Cirle 30 path 30 polygon Measure the distance betvween multiple points on the ground Length: 0.00 Kilometers Show. Eievátiori Prohie

Explanation / Answer

If we'll use the ruler tool the distance from the port to the mouth of the river will comes out to be 110 (177 kilometers) miles if we'll follow the path that the river takes. That means the answer is (c) 171 kilometers.

Related Questions

Navigate

• Browse (All)
• Browse U
• Subjects

---

---

Integrity-first tutoring: explanations and feedback only — we do not complete graded work. Learn more.