Assignment No.10

Greetings, everyone! Just got another type of assignment for you folks to work on.
This one involves the ARGUS CD in the Earth Sciences Computer Applications Lab in Herty 1114. Stop on by and get one of the lab assistants to help you out.
To start the CD, put it in the CD-ROM and close it, then click on "START" on the bottom menu, then click on RUN. Click on BROWSE and then click on Argstart or Argstart.exe That will get you started. For any other technical questions, ask a lab tech.
Remember---Always click on the green arrows to move backward and forward.

Click on green arrows until the U.S. map comes up with lots of other rectangular boxes around it.

Click on landforms and then click on Erie Canal...

Answer the following questions about the information you find.

1. What does the quote on the first page have to do with the bridge in the photo?

2. Why does an old stone bridge matter today?

Click the green arrow...Click on #1.

3. Why is a place named "Newport" in the mountains?

4. How many cities in Pennsylvania have "port" in their names?

5. What is the name of the weak rock in central New York state?

6. When did the canal open for traffic?

7. What crop was grown in large quantities and sent to Europe?

8. What city was jealous that New York had a canal and decided to build one?

9. What kind of mountain ridges does Pennsylvania have?

10. Why is this difficult for canal building?

11. What is one way to get around rapids on the Juniata River? What is bad about this?

12. What does portage mean? Why was it needed on the Pennsylvania canal?

13. Why did Harrisburg probably become the state capital?

What did you think about that part of the CD? Send along your comments, pet-peeves, etc. and e-mail your answers to dangood@gsvms2.cc.gasou.edu
Thanks.