GES Lab 1 A. Parr

GES1010 Physical Geography: Landforms NAME: Amelia Parr Lab 1 (30 pts) Chapter 1: Introduction to Earth Read about the Geographic Grid – Latitude and Longitude – in Chapter 1 and at http://www.physicalgeography.net/fundamentals/2b.html Exercise 1: The Spherical Earth. Label the blanks on the diagram below with the letter that corresponds to the correct term in the following list: A. North Pole 90°N B. equator 0° C. angle of latitude D. angle of longitude E. prime meridian F. International Date Line G. northern hemisphere H. southern hemisphere I. eastern hemisphere J. western hemisphere K. South Pole 90°S ` Lab 1: Introduction to Earth - Page 1 of 8

GES1010 Physical Geography: Landforms NAME: Amelia Parr Exercise 2: Latitude and Longitude. Part I: Using a globe or atlas (you may use https://www.mapcoordinates.net/en or Google Maps ), determine the latitude and longitude (to the nearest degree) of the following locations. Record North or South for latitude and East or West for longitude. Negative sign ( “-“ ) before the number means that it is Southern for latitude and Western for longitude. Location Latitude Longitude Colorado Springs, Colorado 38.81079295 -104.79032245 Portland, Maine 43.72042694 -70.26210465 Sydney, Australia -33.87508973 151.20632881 Reykjavik, Iceland 64.14327201 -21.93833713 Lima, Peru -12.06417503 -77.0341375 Damascus, Syria 31.10938856 36.25488281 Part II: Using a globe or atlas, determine the major city represented by the following coordinates Location Latitude Longitude Manitou Springs, Colorado 39 o N 105 o W North Pacific Ocean 21 o N 158 o W Miyado, Japan 36 o N 140 o E Balearic Sea 41 o N 2 o E West Coast Peninsula, South Africa 33 o S 18 o E Paekākāriki, New Zealand 41 o S 175 o E Lab 1: Introduction to Earth - Page 2 of 8

GES1010 Physical Geography: Landforms NAME: Amelia Parr Part II: Geography review. 1. On the map below label the US states without using a map, atlas or other resource. 2. On the same map use a different color pen and label the states (using an atlas, globe or other resource). Lab 1: Introduction to Earth - Page 4 of 8

GES1010 Physical Geography: Landforms NAME: Amelia Parr Exercise 4: Conversions – using the chart below, complete the following problems. Conversion from S.I. to English units 1 cm = .394 inches cm X 0.394 = inches 1 m = 100 cm 1m = 3.281 feet m X 3.281 = feet 1 km = 1000m 1 km = 0.621 miles km X 0.621 = miles 1 liter = 1.057 quarts liters X 1.057 1 kg = 1000g 1 g = 0.035 ounces g X 0.035 = ounces 1 kg = 2.205 lbs kg X 2.205 = lbs ( o C X 1.8) + 32 = o F Conversion from English to S.I. units 1 inch = 2.54 cm inches X 2.54 = cm 1 ft = 12 inches 1 ft = 0.305 meter ft X 0.305 = meters 1 mile = 5,280 ft 1 mile = 1.609 km miles X 1.609 = km 1 gallon = 3.78 liters gallons X 3.78 = liters 1lb = 16 ounces 1 ounce = 28.350 g ounce X 28.350 = g 1 lb = 0.454 kg lbs X 0.454 = kg 1 gallon = 4 quarts ( o F -32) / 1.8 = o C Part I: From English to S. I. units 1. 40 miles to km: ____64.3738_________________ 2. 31 quarts to liters: ____29.3369_____________ 3. 4.1 gallons to liters: _____15.5202____________ 4. 161 lbs to kgs: ______73.0284______________ 5. 20 o F to o C: ______-6.66667_________ 6. 85 o F to o C: ________29.4444_______ Part II: From S. I. to English units 1. 90 km to miles: ______55.9234_______________ 2. 2,976,000 cm to feet:____ 97637.79528 ________________ 3. 16 liters to quarts: _______16.907 _______________ 4. 215 kg to lbs: _____473.994 _________ 5. -15 o C to o F: _____5__________ 6. 41 o C to o F: ______105.8_________ Part III: Other Conversions 1. 78,250 inches to miles:____ 1.2350063 ________________ 2. 9,456 feet to miles: ___1.790909 ________________ 3. 1.4 miles to feet: _____7392 ________________ 4. 1 mile to inches: ____63360 ______________ Lab 1: Introduction to Earth - Page 5 of 8

GES1010 Physical Geography: Landforms NAME: Amelia Parr Part II: Seasons, continued. Based on the above Earth’s Season figure showing the Earth-Sun relations and the “Earth-Sun Relations and the Seasons” section in Chapter 1 of your textbook, answer the following questions for 21 December 1. At what latitude do the vertical rays hit? ______23.5 S__________________ 2. Which hemisphere is experiencing winter? Why? The Northern hemisphere is experiencing winter because it is closer to the North Pole. The position of the North Pole has moved and is now oriented farthest from the sun. 3. Which hemisphere is experiencing summer? Why? The Southern hemisphere is experiencing summer because the south pole is now closest to the sun. 4. Why does the equator experience equal day and night? The equator experiences equal day and night because it is in the middle of the Earth; there are no significant poles nearby, nor can countries along the equator get closer or further away from the sun. 5. What happens to day length as you go north from the equator? The days become longer because you are moving towards north of the equator, meaning towards the sun and therefore will take more time to turn to night. 6. What happens as you go south from the equator? Going south of the equator elicits the opposite; the days become shorter and night falls quicker. 7. What latitudes experience 24 hour day light? _____South of the Artic Circle, __66.5 N___________________ 8. What latitudes experience 24 hours of darkness? ___North of the Artic Circle,_66.5 S____________________ Lab 1: Introduction to Earth - Page 7 of 8

GES1010 Physical Geography: Landforms NAME: Amelia Parr Part III: Earth Viewer Web Link. Go to the following web site: http://www.fourmilab.ch/earthview/vplanet.html At the Earth Viewer site, click on the map of the Earth link. There you should see a real-time satellite image of the earth. (a) What is the current day and local (Colorado Springs) time: ___9/20/2023, 11:25 AM_(17:25)_____________ (b) Is Colorado in the light or dark in the image? __________Light__________________ (c) Is it day or night in the following locations: (1) Europe: ______Night____________________ (2) Africa: _________Night_________________ (3) South America: _______Day____________ (4) India: __________Night_________________ (5) Alaska: ________Day__________________ (6) Greenland: _________Day______________ (7) Panama Canal: _______Day_____________ (8) Tokyo: __________Night_________________ (9) Atlantic Ocean: _______Day___________ (d) Describe the path of the Circle of Illumination . What continents/countries/oceans does it pass through at this very moment? The circle of illumination is an imaginary line humans created to separate both the different time zones on Earth and the different places on Earth’s surface that are illuminator or not illuminated at a certain time. At this very moment (it is 11:30 AM in Colorado Springs, Colorado) the circle of illumination is lighting up the western hemisphere, including North America, South America, and the Atlantic Ocean. The circle of illumination, in about 12 hours, will be on the Eastern hemisphere, including the UK, Africa, Australia, and many more. These countries are in very different time zones. Lab 1: Introduction to Earth - Page 8 of 8