After flying across the Atlantic as a passenger in 1928, Amelia Earhart's next goal was to achieve a transatlantic crossing alon
e. In 1927, Charles Lindbergh became the first person to make a solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic. In 1932, exactly five years after Lindbergh's flight, Earhart became the first woman to repeat the feat. Her popularity grew even more. She was the undisputed queen of the air! Still, she wanted to achieve more. What did Earhart do next? She decided that her next trip would be to fly around the world. In March 1937, she flew to Hawaii with fellow pilot Paul Mantz to begin this flight. Earhart lost control of the plane on takeoff, however, and the plane had to be sent to the factory for repairs. In June, she went to Miami to again begin a flight around the world, this time with Fred Noonan as her navigator. No one knows why, but she left behind important communication and navigation instruments. Perhaps it was to make room for additional fuel for the long flight. The pair made it to New Guinea in 21 days, even though Earhart was tired and ill. During the next leg of the trip, they departed New Guinea for Howland Island, a tiny island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. July 2, 1937, was the last time Earhart and Noonan communicated with a nearby Coast Guard ship. They were never heard from again. What do you think happened? The U.S. Navy conducted a massive search for Earhart and Noonan that continued for more than two weeks. Unable to accept that Earhart had simply disappeared and perished, some of her admirers believed that she was a spy or was captured by enemies of the United States. The Navy submitted a report following its search, which included maps of search areas. Neither the plane nor Earhart nor Noonan were ever found. No one knows for sure what happened, but many people believe they got lost and simply ran out of fuel and died. Amelia Earhart was less than a month away from her 40th birthday. needs singleton Which would be the BEST source of information to help you learn more about the geography involved in this passage? A) A textbook entry about Earhart's early life B) A detailed atlas of the Pacific Ocean and its islands C) A magazine article about the news of the day that Earhart disappeared D) None of these research sources would be useful to help you learn more about the topic presented in the passage.
The best source to learn more about the geography would be Option B) A detailed atlas of the Pacific Ocean and its islands.
Explanation:
The disappearance of Amelia Earhart and her plane has always been shrouded in mystery. It seems that poor preparation and poor visibility may have led to Amelia Earhart and Noonan running out of fuel about 100 miles off the coast of Howland Island where they were heading. Her last radio transmission was picked up at 7:42 AM on July 2, 1937: "We must be on you, but we cannot see you. Fuel is running low. Been unable to reach you by radio. We are flying at 1,000 feet." Another possibility is that they became plane wrecked on the Nikumaroro reef about 350 miles from Howland Island. Several excursions to the reef have turned up items suggesting someone was on the island like improvised tools and bits of clothing. There was even a bit of Plexiglas that could be from the window. The atlas would help to know the geography of this region.
