Basic Geography Skills
... Types of maps • Political—shows political lines that divide countries (or states) • Physical—shows the physical features of the earth (mountains, deserts, etc.) • Climate—shows the different climate regions of the earth ...
... Types of maps • Political—shows political lines that divide countries (or states) • Physical—shows the physical features of the earth (mountains, deserts, etc.) • Climate—shows the different climate regions of the earth ...
Learning About Earth`s Geography - Hewlett
... of the line of longitude we call the prime meridian. * The prime meridian is marked 0 or zero degrees longitude. The lines west of the prime meridian are measured in degrees from 1 to 179 west. * The line at 180 is called the International Date Line. It is in fact directly opposite on the globe from ...
... of the line of longitude we call the prime meridian. * The prime meridian is marked 0 or zero degrees longitude. The lines west of the prime meridian are measured in degrees from 1 to 179 west. * The line at 180 is called the International Date Line. It is in fact directly opposite on the globe from ...
Map Elements-long. and lat
... It is an imaginary belt that runs halfway point between the North Pole and the South Pole. ...
... It is an imaginary belt that runs halfway point between the North Pole and the South Pole. ...
Authalic Latitude
... A flat sheet is placed in contact with a globe, and points are projected from the globe to the sheet. Mathematically, the projection is easily expressed as mappings from latitude and longitude to polar coordinates with the origin located at the point of contact with the paper. ...
... A flat sheet is placed in contact with a globe, and points are projected from the globe to the sheet. Mathematically, the projection is easily expressed as mappings from latitude and longitude to polar coordinates with the origin located at the point of contact with the paper. ...
THE EARTH. MERIDIANS AND PARALLELS
... There are five major circles of latitude, listed below from north to south, with their values (Epoch ...
... There are five major circles of latitude, listed below from north to south, with their values (Epoch ...
Geo-basics review
... 8. There are ___ continents on Earth. They include: a. _____________________ b. _____________________ c. _____________________ d. _____________________ e. _____________________ f. _____________________ g. _____________________ Check-In Do you have any questions that you would like answered about wha ...
... 8. There are ___ continents on Earth. They include: a. _____________________ b. _____________________ c. _____________________ d. _____________________ e. _____________________ f. _____________________ g. _____________________ Check-In Do you have any questions that you would like answered about wha ...
Slide 1
... D. The part of Italy called “Lombardy” E. A French-language region in Canada Explanation: Formal regions are characterized a degree of homogeneity while functional regions are marked by a node-and-periphery pattern. ...
... D. The part of Italy called “Lombardy” E. A French-language region in Canada Explanation: Formal regions are characterized a degree of homogeneity while functional regions are marked by a node-and-periphery pattern. ...
Latitude and Longitude
... locate points on the Earth’s surface. Latitude and longitude are measure in angular units: degrees (°) and minutes (΄). There are 60 minutes in a degree. ...
... locate points on the Earth’s surface. Latitude and longitude are measure in angular units: degrees (°) and minutes (΄). There are 60 minutes in a degree. ...
Geography Skills
... Longitude lines, or meridians run north to south.*They measure the distance east or west of the Prime Meridian which runs through Greenwich, England. ...
... Longitude lines, or meridians run north to south.*They measure the distance east or west of the Prime Meridian which runs through Greenwich, England. ...
Geography Unit - Oxford School District
... Latitude – imaginary lines that run parallel to the equator and measure north and south. Longitude – imaginary lines that run parallel to the prime meridian and measure east and west. Relative Location – position of a place in relation to another place. Example – New Orleans is South of Memphis. ...
... Latitude – imaginary lines that run parallel to the equator and measure north and south. Longitude – imaginary lines that run parallel to the prime meridian and measure east and west. Relative Location – position of a place in relation to another place. Example – New Orleans is South of Memphis. ...
Metr101Lab1
... longitude, and time zones. Task #1: Latitude and Longitude Latitude: is the angular distance of any point on the surface of the earth north or south of the equator. The equator is latitude 0°, and the North Pole and South Pole are latitudes 90°N and 90°S, respectively. The length of one degree of la ...
... longitude, and time zones. Task #1: Latitude and Longitude Latitude: is the angular distance of any point on the surface of the earth north or south of the equator. The equator is latitude 0°, and the North Pole and South Pole are latitudes 90°N and 90°S, respectively. The length of one degree of la ...
Geography Handbook Power Point
... Parallels are lines of latitude and circle the earth parallel to the Equator. When you think latitude, think fatitude. Parallels measure the distance north or south of the Equator in degrees. The Equator is 0 degrees latitude; the North Pole is 90’ N latitude, and the South Pole is 90 degrees S lati ...
... Parallels are lines of latitude and circle the earth parallel to the Equator. When you think latitude, think fatitude. Parallels measure the distance north or south of the Equator in degrees. The Equator is 0 degrees latitude; the North Pole is 90’ N latitude, and the South Pole is 90 degrees S lati ...
5 Themes of Geography
... 1. Absolute Location – Where a place is located on the earth 2. Relative Location – Where a place is located in relation to another place ...
... 1. Absolute Location – Where a place is located on the earth 2. Relative Location – Where a place is located in relation to another place ...
Five Themes New - Boone County Schools
... Prime Meridian: A line of longitude that divides the world into the Eastern and Western hemispheres. ...
... Prime Meridian: A line of longitude that divides the world into the Eastern and Western hemispheres. ...
3202 Unit 2-2 Explaining Temperature Patterns
... Greenhouse Effect The greenhouse effect is often misunderstood and mistaken for "Global Warming". The greenhouse effect is a good thing. ...
... Greenhouse Effect The greenhouse effect is often misunderstood and mistaken for "Global Warming". The greenhouse effect is a good thing. ...
exercise1_figures
... How to Calculate the Geostrophic Wind Using ‘Real’ Data Geostrophic Wind Eqns. ...
... How to Calculate the Geostrophic Wind Using ‘Real’ Data Geostrophic Wind Eqns. ...
R.A.P. (pg. 2 left)
... Latitude and Longitude (Pg.7 R) 1) Latitude: Imaginary lines that run east to (parallels) west but are measured north and south of the equator 30° N Any lines above the equator 15 ° N are north and ...
... Latitude and Longitude (Pg.7 R) 1) Latitude: Imaginary lines that run east to (parallels) west but are measured north and south of the equator 30° N Any lines above the equator 15 ° N are north and ...
mapprojections - Auburn University
... The Spheroid and Ellipsoid • The sphere is about 40 million meters in circumference. • An ellipsoid is an ellipse rotated in three dimensions about its shorter axis. • The earth's ellipsoid is only 1/297 off from a sphere. • Many ellipsoids have been measured, and maps based on each. Examples are W ...
... The Spheroid and Ellipsoid • The sphere is about 40 million meters in circumference. • An ellipsoid is an ellipse rotated in three dimensions about its shorter axis. • The earth's ellipsoid is only 1/297 off from a sphere. • Many ellipsoids have been measured, and maps based on each. Examples are W ...
World map
... The Arctic Circle is an imaginary line that marks the latitude above which the sun does not set on the day of the summer solstice (usually 21 June) and does not rise on the day of the winter solstice (usually 21 December). North of this latitude, periods of continuous daylight or night last up to si ...
... The Arctic Circle is an imaginary line that marks the latitude above which the sun does not set on the day of the summer solstice (usually 21 June) and does not rise on the day of the winter solstice (usually 21 December). North of this latitude, periods of continuous daylight or night last up to si ...
Latitude
In geography, latitude (φ) is a geographic coordinate that specifies the north-south position of a point on the Earth's surface. Latitude is an angle (defined below) which ranges from 0° at the Equator to 90° (North or South) at the poles. Lines of constant latitude, or parallels, run east-west as circles parallel to the equator. Latitude is used together with longitude to specify the precise location of features on the surface of the Earth. Two levels of abstraction are employed in the definition of these coordinates. In the first step the physical surface is modelled by the geoid, a surface which approximates the mean sea level over the oceans and its continuation under the land masses. The second step is to approximate the geoid by a mathematically simpler reference surface. The simplest choice for the reference surface is a sphere, but the geoid is more accurately modelled by an ellipsoid. The definitions of latitude and longitude on such reference surfaces are detailed in the following sections. Lines of constant latitude and longitude together constitute a graticule on the reference surface. The latitude of a point on the actual surface is that of the corresponding point on the reference surface, the correspondence being along the normal to the reference surface which passes through the point on the physical surface. Latitude and longitude together with some specification of height constitute a geographic coordinate system as defined in the specification of the ISO 19111 standard.Since there are many different reference ellipsoids the latitude of a feature on the surface is not unique: this is stressed in the ISO standard which states that ""without the full specification of the coordinate reference system, coordinates (that is latitude and longitude) are ambiguous at best and meaningless at worst"". This is of great importance in accurate applications, such as GPS, but in common usage, where high accuracy is not required, the reference ellipsoid is not usually stated.In English texts the latitude angle, defined below, is usually denoted by the Greek lower-case letter phi (φ or ɸ). It is measured in degrees, minutes and seconds or decimal degrees, north or south of the equator. Measurement of latitude requires an understanding of the gravitational field of the Earth, either for setting up theodolites or for determination of GPS satellite orbits. The study of the figure of the Earth together with its gravitational field is the science of geodesy. These topics are not discussed in this article. (See for example the textbooks by Torge and Hofmann-Wellenhof and Moritz.)This article relates to coordinate systems for the Earth: it may be extended to cover the Moon, planets and other celestial objects by a simple change of nomenclature.The following lists are available: List of cities by latitude List of countries by latitude