Geographer`s Toolbox
... For example, the peaks and valleys of the Rocky Mountains form a physical region. Some regions are distinguished by human characteristics. These may include economic, social, political, and cultural characteristics. ...
... For example, the peaks and valleys of the Rocky Mountains form a physical region. Some regions are distinguished by human characteristics. These may include economic, social, political, and cultural characteristics. ...
Understanding Globes and Maps
... globe that are measured in degrees. (One degree of latitude = 69 miles) • Longitude: imaginary vertical lines on a globe that are measured in degrees. ...
... globe that are measured in degrees. (One degree of latitude = 69 miles) • Longitude: imaginary vertical lines on a globe that are measured in degrees. ...
Geography: The World Around Us
... Two Types of Location: Absolute- tells exactly where something is found ▪ Earth is divided into halves called hemispheres ▪ The equator is an imaginary line that divides the north and south ▪ The Prime Meridian divides east and west ▪ Absolute Location is determined by where the latitude and longitu ...
... Two Types of Location: Absolute- tells exactly where something is found ▪ Earth is divided into halves called hemispheres ▪ The equator is an imaginary line that divides the north and south ▪ The Prime Meridian divides east and west ▪ Absolute Location is determined by where the latitude and longitu ...
Name - SS200
... When referring to human-environmental interaction, a geographer would ask _____________________ _____________________________________________? I use what the environment offers me by ...
... When referring to human-environmental interaction, a geographer would ask _____________________ _____________________________________________? I use what the environment offers me by ...
Chapter 1 Homework Assignments 2015
... c. Every parallel begins and ends at the poles. d. Every parallel is the same length. e. Every meridian is distorted by magnetic declination. ...
... c. Every parallel begins and ends at the poles. d. Every parallel is the same length. e. Every meridian is distorted by magnetic declination. ...
Capital Connections - Indiana University Bloomington
... 1. Assign groups to major East Asian capitals. Provide each groups with a string, ranging from short to long, which represents the fuel that they will have to fly from the capital in all directions (cardinal and intermediate). They determine: l how far they can fly l the eight terminal countries and ...
... 1. Assign groups to major East Asian capitals. Provide each groups with a string, ranging from short to long, which represents the fuel that they will have to fly from the capital in all directions (cardinal and intermediate). They determine: l how far they can fly l the eight terminal countries and ...
The Geography of North Carolina
... piedmont change so dramatically that many rivers spill off into waterfalls • This is called the fall line. ...
... piedmont change so dramatically that many rivers spill off into waterfalls • This is called the fall line. ...
Name - JacksonLeith
... Location & Types of Maps Quiz I. Matching. Match each term with the correct definition. Write your answer in the answer column in capital letters (1 pt. each). Answer ...
... Location & Types of Maps Quiz I. Matching. Match each term with the correct definition. Write your answer in the answer column in capital letters (1 pt. each). Answer ...
The Five Themes of Geography
... of lines of latitude and longitude • Latitude and Longitude are measured in degrees ( ° ) and minutes ( ' ) – Example: 10°36' N and 71°33' W ...
... of lines of latitude and longitude • Latitude and Longitude are measured in degrees ( ° ) and minutes ( ' ) – Example: 10°36' N and 71°33' W ...
CHAPTER 1: Basic Concepts
... actual feature on Earth’s surface. 48. Section – (p.9) A square normally 1 mile on a side. The Land Ordinance of 1785 divided townships in the United States into 36 sections. 49. Site – (p.4) The physical characteristics of a place. 50. Situation – (p.14) The location of a place relative to another ...
... actual feature on Earth’s surface. 48. Section – (p.9) A square normally 1 mile on a side. The Land Ordinance of 1785 divided townships in the United States into 36 sections. 49. Site – (p.4) The physical characteristics of a place. 50. Situation – (p.14) The location of a place relative to another ...
The Five Themes of Geography
... • These reflect human feelings or attitudes and are defined by subjective images, not by objective data • What people think about a certain region • Because regions are constructs of the mind, many are perceptual – Is Ohio a mid western state? Depends on ...
... • These reflect human feelings or attitudes and are defined by subjective images, not by objective data • What people think about a certain region • Because regions are constructs of the mind, many are perceptual – Is Ohio a mid western state? Depends on ...
Section 1 - WordPress.com
... latitude. The latitude of both the North Pole and the South Pole is 90°. • In actual distance, 1° latitude equals about 111 km. Minutes and Seconds • Each degree of latitude consists of 60 equal parts, called minutes. One minute (symbol: °) of latitude equals 1.85 km. • In turn, each minute is divid ...
... latitude. The latitude of both the North Pole and the South Pole is 90°. • In actual distance, 1° latitude equals about 111 km. Minutes and Seconds • Each degree of latitude consists of 60 equal parts, called minutes. One minute (symbol: °) of latitude equals 1.85 km. • In turn, each minute is divid ...
Human Geography
... • Earth’s rotation & movement around the sun • Tilt of the earth’s axis (23.5°) • Receipt of solar radiation • Re-radiation of energy in the form of heat ...
... • Earth’s rotation & movement around the sun • Tilt of the earth’s axis (23.5°) • Receipt of solar radiation • Re-radiation of energy in the form of heat ...
Chapter1-obrian11_Intro HumanGeog
... • Earth’s rotation & movement around the sun • Tilt of the earth’s axis (23.5°) • Receipt of solar radiation • Re-radiation of energy in the form of heat ...
... • Earth’s rotation & movement around the sun • Tilt of the earth’s axis (23.5°) • Receipt of solar radiation • Re-radiation of energy in the form of heat ...
Chapter 1 Key Issue 2
... Situation or relative location describes a place’s relationship relative to other places around it. Situation is a valuable way to indicate location, for two reasonsfinding an unfamiliar place and understanding its importance. ...
... Situation or relative location describes a place’s relationship relative to other places around it. Situation is a valuable way to indicate location, for two reasonsfinding an unfamiliar place and understanding its importance. ...
5 Themes of Geography
... using landmarks, directions, time or distance from one place to another What countries are neighbors of the ...
... using landmarks, directions, time or distance from one place to another What countries are neighbors of the ...
Geocoding and Georeferencing
... Latitude: is the angular distance, in degrees, minutes, and seconds of a point north or south of the Equator. Lines of latitude are often referred to as parallels. Longitude: is the angular distance, in degrees, minutes, and seconds, of a point east or west of the Prime (Greenwich) Meridian. Lines o ...
... Latitude: is the angular distance, in degrees, minutes, and seconds of a point north or south of the Equator. Lines of latitude are often referred to as parallels. Longitude: is the angular distance, in degrees, minutes, and seconds, of a point east or west of the Prime (Greenwich) Meridian. Lines o ...
Maps and Map Projections
... A. Properties of the earth 1. sphere 2. rotates on polar axis (N/S poles) day/night 3. polar axis tilted at 23.5 B. Locating places on the earth – creating a grid system 1. latitude/longitude 2. cardinal directions: N, S, E, W 3. 3 fixed points: a. center of earth b. north pole c. south pole 4. g ...
... A. Properties of the earth 1. sphere 2. rotates on polar axis (N/S poles) day/night 3. polar axis tilted at 23.5 B. Locating places on the earth – creating a grid system 1. latitude/longitude 2. cardinal directions: N, S, E, W 3. 3 fixed points: a. center of earth b. north pole c. south pole 4. g ...
WORLD GEOGRAPHY - Kaneland School District
... • Each individual vertical line intersects both poles • Lines of Longitude converge as they near the poles • Divide the globe into Eastern & Western Hemispheres • All of the lines of longitude are the same length. ...
... • Each individual vertical line intersects both poles • Lines of Longitude converge as they near the poles • Divide the globe into Eastern & Western Hemispheres • All of the lines of longitude are the same length. ...
Geography in America - North Platte R-1
... • Physical characteristics like mountains or bodies of water can be used. • Size is not a factor. ...
... • Physical characteristics like mountains or bodies of water can be used. • Size is not a factor. ...
Small Scale Maps
... Pro’s- 1) Limited east-west areas not too far from the Equator 2) Indicates distances and directions fairly accurately ...
... Pro’s- 1) Limited east-west areas not too far from the Equator 2) Indicates distances and directions fairly accurately ...
geography - Sharks Social Studies
... • Geography is the study of the world, its people, and the landscapes they create. • To a geographer, a place’s landscape is all the human and physical features that make it unique. • Geographers ask questions like: how does the world work, what causes mountains to form, what causes tornadoes, wher ...
... • Geography is the study of the world, its people, and the landscapes they create. • To a geographer, a place’s landscape is all the human and physical features that make it unique. • Geographers ask questions like: how does the world work, what causes mountains to form, what causes tornadoes, wher ...
Plate Tectonics
... • 1. What is the name of the longitude line 180*? • 2. What is the surface features of a place? • a. topography b. Time Zones c. Prime Meridian d. I.D.L • 3. What is used to begin lines of longitude? • a. topography b. Time Zones c. Prime Meridian d. I.D.L ...
... • 1. What is the name of the longitude line 180*? • 2. What is the surface features of a place? • a. topography b. Time Zones c. Prime Meridian d. I.D.L • 3. What is used to begin lines of longitude? • a. topography b. Time Zones c. Prime Meridian d. I.D.L ...
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.