A map of the region of Roman Italy near Mount Vesuvius. A dark shadow on the map extends about 30 miles from Mount Vesuvius southwest through the towns of Oplontis, Pompeii, Stabiae, and Nuceria, with the shadow ending in the Gulf of Salerno.

Question

Using the map, estimate the distance which the ash spread form Vesuvius?
a.
approximately 10 miles
c.
approximately 30 miles
b.
approximately 20 miles
d.
approximately 5 miles



Please select the best answer from the choices provided

A
B
C
D

Answer 1

The best answer, based on the description of the dark shadow extending about 30 miles from Mount Vesuvius, is:

C. approximately 30 miles