Environmental Science, 10th Edition (Cunningham)

Chapter 24: Environmental Policy, Law, and Planning

GE Exercise: Washington DC, Site of our Federal Government

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To continue:
- Make sure you have the Google Earth software installed and running.
- Copy the following latitude and longitude and paste into the "Fly to" field under the Search tab.
- Hit "Enter" for Google Earth to take you to the specified coordinates, then come back here and read the following overview.

Latitude/Longitude: 38.8896, -77.0159

Overview: Washington, DC, Site of our Federal Government, p. 548

National environmental laws—like other laws in the United States—are argued out and made into law in Washington. Viewing the features in Washington can help you fix in your mind the different institutions here, which can help you remember what they do.

The United States capital is also interesting because it is one of the most planned cities in the nation. Its monumental buildings, grand boulevards, parks, and open spaces can be seen in this view of the capitol mall. The city combines grand neoclassical government buildings, monuments, memorials, and museums with a variety of art, theatre, music, and cultural venues. Visitors can spend days in the various museums of the Smithsonian Institution.

1
Where is the Capitol building in this view?
A)Immediately east of the place marker
B)Immediately west of the place marker
C)Immediately north of the place marker
D)Immediately south of the place marker
2
Where is the U.S. Supreme Court? (Hint: Look at Google maps.)
A)Next door to the National Gallery of Art
B)One block south of the U.S. Botanical Garden
C)One block northeast of the Capitol
D)One block northwest of the Smithsonian Institution
E)One block west of the Lincoln Memorial
3
Where is the White House?
A)On Cheney Avenue about 10 blocks southeast of the Capitol building
B)About one block northeast of the Supreme Court building
C)Behind the Pentagon
D)On Pennsylvania Ave about 10 blocks northwest of the Capitol building
E)In a bunker under the U.S. Botanical Garden
4
Where is the Washington Monument?
A)On Cheney Avenue about 10 blocks southeast of the Capitol building
B)About one block northeast of the Supreme Court building
C)Behind the Pentagon
D)Next door to the National Gallery of Art
E)At the west end of the Washington Mall
5
Where is the Museum of Natural History?
A)On the north side of the mall, four blocks west of the Capitol
B)On Cheney Avenue about 10 blocks southeast of the Capitol building
C)About one block northeast of the Supreme Court building
D)Behind the Pentagon
E)Next door to the National Gallery of Art
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