Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Mapping

  1. What is it about the pressure system stalled over Australia that relates to the weather over the next 4 days? -----There is a frequent high pressure regions or anticyclones. This creates clear skies and fair weather usually occur in these regions. There are chances of cloud cover which are shown in the diagrams.
  2. What is the air pressure in each of the next 4 days for each of the capital cities? How does this correspond with the predicted weather for these cities? -----
  3. Adelaide
    DAY
    AIR PRESSURE
    WEATHER CONDITIONS
    Thursday
    1030
    Fine, cloudy
    Friday
    1027
    Fine, cloudy
    Saturday
    1020
    Fine, partly cloudy
    Sunday
    1021
    Fine, cloudy
    Perth
    DAY
    AIR PRESSURE
    WEATHER CONDITIONS
    Thursday
    1020
    Sunny
    Friday
    1016
    Partly cloudy
    Saturday
    1016
    Sunny
    Sunday
    1017
    Possible Storm
    Melbourne
    DAY
    AIR PRESSURE
    WEATHER CONDITIONS
    Thursday
    1026
    Mostly cloudy
    Friday
    1027
    Fine, partly cloudy
    Saturday
    1019
    Mostly cloudy
    Sunday
    1024
    Mostly cloudy
    Brisbane
    DAY
    AIR PRESSURE
    WEATHER CONDITIONS
    Thursday
    1016
    Sunny
    Friday
    1020
    Fine, cloudy
    Saturday
    1021
    Fine, cloudy
    Sunday
    1017
    Fine, cloudy
    Sydney
    DAY
    AIR PRESSURE
    WEATHER CONDITIONS
    Thursday
    1018
    Fine, partly cloudy
    Friday
    1024
    Fine, cloudy
    Saturday
    1017
    Fine
    Sunday
    1016
    Fine, partly cloudy

1. 20 feet on the map equals 6.1 metres.
2. 1 miles equals 1.6 kilometres.
3. 859-680= 179/2.38

Mexico city in 5 images

Mexico City Cathedral in the centro. The cathedral has a lot of history behind it and has been recently rebuilt due to a earthquake not many cities have such a significant cathedral in the centre of their city.




The Palacio de Bellas Artes (Palace of Fine Arts) is the most important cultural center in Mexico City as well as the rest of the country of Mexico. It contains very famous art which is unique to a city such as this one.


Ballet Folklórico de México is a ballet ensemble in Mexico City. For five decades it has presented dances in costumes that reflect the traditional culture of Mexico. Seeing something like this really gives an insight into Mexico City and their history.


The National Palace, was the seat of the federal executive in Mexico. It is located on Mexico City's main square. This site has been a palace for the ruling class of Mexico since the Aztec empire


This is an artefact from The National Museum of Anthropology in Chapultepec. It is one of the most extensive of its kind in the world.  There are rooms that house archaeological artifacts (originals or replicas). There is an extensive amount of cultures and voted by some people as the best museum in the world