How many hurricane tracks passed within 50 miles of Galveston?
Your new shapefile has the number of entries you stated above, but there are multiples of each hurricane. 62) How many actual hurricanes passed in Galveston’s buffer? How many are not named? Why? HINT: Label all hurricanes in hurricanetracks. 63) When was the earliest of these hurricanes? 64) When was the latest of these hurricanes? Clear the selection from the hurricanetracks layer. Repeat the above four steps to find out how many hurricanes passed within 50 miles of YOUR home town. 65) What town did you investigate, what were your results, and why? [Answers will vary depending on your location.] Again, select all layers (hold down SHIFT and single click each one) and clear any selections for all layers. Save your map document. Which States in the USA are the Most Vulnerable to Hurricanes? Zoom to where you can see the United States and all hurricane tracks. 66) Based on your observations, which state is probably the most vulnerable to hurricanes? FEMA wants you to make an assessment
