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... third of the globe, over 64 million square miles or 165.8 billion square kilometers. Its average depth is 12,900 feet. It is so large that all seven continents could fit in it and there would still be room for one more continent the size of Asia. It separates North and South America from Asia and Au ...
... third of the globe, over 64 million square miles or 165.8 billion square kilometers. Its average depth is 12,900 feet. It is so large that all seven continents could fit in it and there would still be room for one more continent the size of Asia. It separates North and South America from Asia and Au ...
Chapter 1 Notes
... These are great websites to find the longitude and latitude of anywhere in the world (including your home) http://itouchmap.com/latlong.html http://www.findlatitudeandlongitude.com/ 12. _______________ is used to describe a location’s physical and human features. -It describes climate, terrain, hum ...
... These are great websites to find the longitude and latitude of anywhere in the world (including your home) http://itouchmap.com/latlong.html http://www.findlatitudeandlongitude.com/ 12. _______________ is used to describe a location’s physical and human features. -It describes climate, terrain, hum ...
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... Continental Divide – a ridge of land (divide) that separates the great drainage basins of a continent, each basin emptying into a separate body of water. Delta – an area of land formed by deposits at the mouth of a river. Desert – an area of land with little rainfall or vegetation. Fall line – area ...
... Continental Divide – a ridge of land (divide) that separates the great drainage basins of a continent, each basin emptying into a separate body of water. Delta – an area of land formed by deposits at the mouth of a river. Desert – an area of land with little rainfall or vegetation. Fall line – area ...
Five Themes of Geography- Notes
... 1. Location-describes where a place can be found a. Two types of location i. Absolute location- its position on the globe 1. latitude, or parallels measures distances north/south of the Equator 2. longitude, or meridians measures distances east/west of the Prime Meridian (runs through the Royal Obse ...
... 1. Location-describes where a place can be found a. Two types of location i. Absolute location- its position on the globe 1. latitude, or parallels measures distances north/south of the Equator 2. longitude, or meridians measures distances east/west of the Prime Meridian (runs through the Royal Obse ...
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... study the use of space on earth. The most common one is a map. Maps are visual representations of a portion of the earth. Maps do not have to be written down to be useful. Since people began roaming the earth, they have created mental maps—maps that they carry in their minds. You use a mental map ev ...
... study the use of space on earth. The most common one is a map. Maps are visual representations of a portion of the earth. Maps do not have to be written down to be useful. Since people began roaming the earth, they have created mental maps—maps that they carry in their minds. You use a mental map ev ...
Five Themes of Geography Notes
... B. Relative Location: where you are compared to another place or landmark or your location in relation to another place or landmark. a. Use cardinal and intermediate directions to give the relative location of a place on earth. i. Example: Walnut Springs Middle School is north of Walnut Street, sout ...
... B. Relative Location: where you are compared to another place or landmark or your location in relation to another place or landmark. a. Use cardinal and intermediate directions to give the relative location of a place on earth. i. Example: Walnut Springs Middle School is north of Walnut Street, sout ...
Geography and Map Skills Guided Notes - World History
... equidistant from the north and south poles; "the equator is the boundary between the northern and southern __________" Prime Meridian- An imaginary line _________ from north to south through Greenwich, England, used as the reference point for ____________. Hemisphere- hemisphere _________ to one-hal ...
... equidistant from the north and south poles; "the equator is the boundary between the northern and southern __________" Prime Meridian- An imaginary line _________ from north to south through Greenwich, England, used as the reference point for ____________. Hemisphere- hemisphere _________ to one-hal ...
Grade Nine Science
... • The Earth rotates (spins) on an axis. • It takes 24 hours to do one rotation around its axis. • This motion causes most stars, sun and moon to appear to rise in the east and set in the west. • The Earth’s axis is an imaginary line that connects the North Pole to the South Pole. ...
... • The Earth rotates (spins) on an axis. • It takes 24 hours to do one rotation around its axis. • This motion causes most stars, sun and moon to appear to rise in the east and set in the west. • The Earth’s axis is an imaginary line that connects the North Pole to the South Pole. ...
Volcanoes
... • 2 tectonic plates converge and the more dense of the 2 is subducted. • Usually occurs upon the convergence of an oceanic plate and continental plate because the oceanic plate is dense enough to be subducted. • The descending plate is heated by the pressure and Earth’s heat. This heat and pressure ...
... • 2 tectonic plates converge and the more dense of the 2 is subducted. • Usually occurs upon the convergence of an oceanic plate and continental plate because the oceanic plate is dense enough to be subducted. • The descending plate is heated by the pressure and Earth’s heat. This heat and pressure ...
Vocabulary Packet (study tool)
... air-masses are moving towards the equator. These two air masses are in constant conflict. Either air mass may dominate the area, but neither has exclusive control. Four types: Dry Midlatitude Climates steppe--Characterized by grasslands, this is a semiarid climate; Mediterranean Climate chaparral bi ...
... air-masses are moving towards the equator. These two air masses are in constant conflict. Either air mass may dominate the area, but neither has exclusive control. Four types: Dry Midlatitude Climates steppe--Characterized by grasslands, this is a semiarid climate; Mediterranean Climate chaparral bi ...
Unit 1 Physical Geography
... world is usually described in spatial terms Spatial relations- refer to the links that places and people have to one another because of their location You could use the terms ...
... world is usually described in spatial terms Spatial relations- refer to the links that places and people have to one another because of their location You could use the terms ...
Georgraphy and Map Skills - World History
... air-masses are moving towards the equator. These two air masses are in constant conflict. Either air mass may dominate the area, but neither has exclusive control. Four types: Dry Midlatitude Climates steppe--Characterized by grasslands, this is a semiarid climate; Mediterranean Climate chaparral bi ...
... air-masses are moving towards the equator. These two air masses are in constant conflict. Either air mass may dominate the area, but neither has exclusive control. Four types: Dry Midlatitude Climates steppe--Characterized by grasslands, this is a semiarid climate; Mediterranean Climate chaparral bi ...
GEOREFERENCING
... defining the parallels of latitude get gradually smaller until they become a single point at the North and South Poles where the meridians converge. As the meridians converge toward the poles, the distance represented by one degree of longitude decreases to zero. On the Clarke 1866 spheroid, one deg ...
... defining the parallels of latitude get gradually smaller until they become a single point at the North and South Poles where the meridians converge. As the meridians converge toward the poles, the distance represented by one degree of longitude decreases to zero. On the Clarke 1866 spheroid, one deg ...
The Five Themes of Geography
... location is the exact place on earth where a geographic feature, such as a city, is found. Relative location describes a place in comparison to other places around it. ...
... location is the exact place on earth where a geographic feature, such as a city, is found. Relative location describes a place in comparison to other places around it. ...
5 Themes of Geography
... Every point on Earth has a specific location that is determined by an imaginary grid of lines denoting latitude and longitude. Parallels of latitude measure distances north and south of the line called the Equator. Meridians of longitude measure distances east and west of the line called the Prime M ...
... Every point on Earth has a specific location that is determined by an imaginary grid of lines denoting latitude and longitude. Parallels of latitude measure distances north and south of the line called the Equator. Meridians of longitude measure distances east and west of the line called the Prime M ...
Maps
... Maps and Globes – What’s the difference? • Maps – “two dimensional” – usually only show parts of the Earth’s surface. ...
... Maps and Globes – What’s the difference? • Maps – “two dimensional” – usually only show parts of the Earth’s surface. ...
Latitude, Longitude, and Absolute Location
... street names to explain where you are located. – Example: next door to the bank or Addresses like 301 Pony Drive, Grapevine, Texas ...
... street names to explain where you are located. – Example: next door to the bank or Addresses like 301 Pony Drive, Grapevine, Texas ...
World Geography Unit One Review
... Longitude-are imaginary lines that go around the earth over the poles How can lat and long be used to find an absolute location? Lines of latitude and longitude help locate places as it is like a grid covering all of the earth. Every place on earth has it own point of intersection of latitude ...
... Longitude-are imaginary lines that go around the earth over the poles How can lat and long be used to find an absolute location? Lines of latitude and longitude help locate places as it is like a grid covering all of the earth. Every place on earth has it own point of intersection of latitude ...
Lecture 3 Review
... Summer solstice - longest day of the year Winter solstice - shortest day of the year ...
... Summer solstice - longest day of the year Winter solstice - shortest day of the year ...
THINKING GEOGRAPHICALLY KNOW AND BE ABLE TO
... THINKING GEOGRAPHICALLY KNOW AND BE ABLE TO… KNOW GEOGRAPHIC TOOLS KNOW cartography distortion changing attributes of a place(built landscape, GIS sequent occupance) GPS cultural attributes (cultural landscape) grid (North and South Poles, laticultural ecology tude, longitude, parallel, equator, den ...
... THINKING GEOGRAPHICALLY KNOW AND BE ABLE TO… KNOW GEOGRAPHIC TOOLS KNOW cartography distortion changing attributes of a place(built landscape, GIS sequent occupance) GPS cultural attributes (cultural landscape) grid (North and South Poles, laticultural ecology tude, longitude, parallel, equator, den ...
Longitude
Longitude (/ˈlɒndʒɨtjuːd/ or /ˈlɒndʒɨtuːd/, British also /ˈlɒŋɡɨtjuːd/), is a geographic coordinate that specifies the east-west position of a point on the Earth's surface. It is an angular measurement, usually expressed in degrees and denoted by the Greek letter lambda (λ). Points with the same longitude lie in lines running from the North Pole to the South Pole. By convention, one of these, the Prime Meridian, which passes through the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, England, was intended to establish the position of zero degrees longitude. The longitude of other places was to be measured as the angle east or west from the Prime Meridian, ranging from 0° at the Prime Meridian to +180° eastward and −180° westward. Specifically, it is the angle between a plane containing the Prime Meridian and a plane containing the North Pole, South Pole and the location in question. (This forms a right-handed coordinate system with the z axis (right hand thumb) pointing from the Earth's center toward the North Pole and the x axis (right hand index finger) extending from Earth's center through the equator at the Prime Meridian.)A location's north–south position along a meridian is given by its latitude, which is (not quite exactly) the angle between the local vertical and the plane of the Equator.If the Earth were perfectly spherical and homogeneous, then longitude at a point would just be the angle between a vertical north–south plane through that point and the plane of the Greenwich meridian. Everywhere on Earth the vertical north–south plane would contain the Earth's axis. But the Earth is not homogeneous, and has mountains—which have gravity and so can shift the vertical plane away from the Earth's axis. The vertical north–south plane still intersects the plane of the Greenwich meridian at some angle; that angle is astronomical longitude, the longitude you calculate from star observations. The longitude shown on maps and GPS devices is the angle between the Greenwich plane and a not-quite-vertical plane through the point; the not-quite-vertical plane is perpendicular to the surface of the spheroid chosen to approximate the Earth's sea-level surface, rather than perpendicular to the sea-level surface itself.