Arizona State University

• GPH 111

• Question 1 0.5 / 0.5 pts In Google Earth go to (-86.920494°, 61.056563°) and then change the eye altitude to about 4700 miles above the surface. What is the order of relief and the major process(es) generating that relief? Also, what is the total relief from the highest peak to the elevation of the continental shelf at this location (-74.494594°, -49.023300°)? This is a 1st order feature. It is produced by plate tectonic processes. The relief from highest peak (Mount VinsonLinks to an external site. ) to sea level is 16,066 feet. Correct! This is a 1st order feature. It is produced by plate tectonic processes. The relief from highest peak to the shelf just off Antarctica is about 17,500 feet. This is a 1st order feature. It is produced by glacial processes. The relief from highest peak (Mount VinsonLinks to an external site. ) to sea level is 16,066 feet. This is a 3rd order feature. It is produced by glacial processes. The relief from highest peak (Mount VinsonLinks to an external site. ) to the shelf just off Antarctica is about 17,500 feet. The continent of Antarctica is a 1 st order relief feature produced by plate tectonic processes. The highest point in Antarctica (Mount VinsonLinks to an external site.) is about 16,066 feet. Then, the continental shelf at the indicated location is about 1400 below sea level. Thus, the total relief between the highest point on the continent and the adjacent shelf is about 17,500 feet (rounded off). Question 2 0.5 / 0.5 pts Grand Canyon is Arizona’s iconic physical geography feature, no matter whether you look at it from the bottom (Links to an external site.) or from the top (Links to an external site.). In Google Earth go to (36.100817°, -112.089503°) and change the eye altitude to about 30 miles above the surface. What is the order of relief that you are seeing and what would be the major process(es) generating the observed relief. Also, what is the total relief from the high point of the North Rim (36.197536°, -112.052940°) to the Colorado River (36.100817°, -112.089503°) near Phantom Ranch?