Surf's up.In "Worldly Waves" (p. 8), you learned that storms produce swells that eventually turn into surfing surfing, sport of gliding toward the shore on a breaking wave. Surfers originally used long, cumbersome wooden boards but now ride lightweight synthetic boards that allow a greater degree of maneuverability. waves. The strength of the wind affects the height of waves. The map below shows wave heights around the Hawaiian Hawaiian, member of the Polynesian group of the Austronesian family of languages. Of the fewer than 10,000 people who speak Hawaiian, only a few hundred are native speakers, but the language is taught in some Hawaiian schools and remains important as a symbol of Islands. Study the map to answer the questions that follow. Be sure to answer in complete sentences. 1. Which islands are experiencing the highest waves? 2. What is tile tile, one of the ceramic products used in building, to which group brick and terra-cotta also belong. The term designates the finished baked clay—the material of a wide variety of units used in architecture and engineering, such as wall slabs or blocks, floor range of the wave heights off the city of Honolulu Honolulu (hŏn'əl  `l, hōnō–), city (1990 pop. ? 3. Where in Maul might you find waves that are 2 meters tall? 4. Where would you go if you want to surf on waves that are 21 feet tall? 5. Which island is nearest to 22[degrees] N, 159[degrees] W? 6. The larger the ocean waves, the closer they are to the storm. In what direction would you travel from Hilo to find the storm that's causing the waves around the Hawaiian Islands? 1. Kauai Kauai (kou'wī`), circular island (1990 pop. 51,177), 549 sq mi (1,422 sq km), 32 mi (52 km) in diameter, N Hawaii, separated from Oahu island to the southeast by Kauai Channel. Lihue (1990 pop. and Niihau Niihau (nē`hou), island (1990 pop. 230), 70 sq mi (181 sq km), in Kauai co., Hawaii, W of Kauai island. It is mostly arid lowland, rising to 1,281 ft (390 m) at Paniau Mt. The island is suitable for cattle grazing. are experiencing the highest waves. 2. The range of the wave heights off the city of Honolulu is between 6 and 9 meters (20 and 30 feet). 3. You might find waves that are 2 meters tall along the southeast coast of Maui--the coast facing the Alenuihaha Channel4. 4. To surf on waves that are 21 feet tall, you'd head to the coast of Molokai--except its east and southeast coasts. You'd also go to the coast of Oahu 5. Kauai is nearest to 22[degrees] N, 159[degrees] W. 6. From Hilo, you would travel northwest to find the storm that's causing the waves. |
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