Activity 1: Track Me Now Objective: Track the path taken by a tropical cvclone given its coordinates. Directions: Use the latitude and longitude in the table below to track the location of typhoon Yolanda (International name: Haiuan). Latitudes are imaginary lines parallel to equator (point of distance from left to right). Longitudes are imaginary lines from North pole to South Pole (point of distance from the top to the bottom). Note: The first track is done for you as example. Materials Needed: map, pencil, tracking data Location of Eye of Tropical Cyclone Category Date Time Longitude 134.4 Latitude Super Typhoon Super Typhoon Super Typhoon Super Typhoon Super Typhoon Super Typhoon Super Typhoon Super Typhoon Typhoon Typhoon Nov/06/2013 6 pm 8.2 132.8 12 midnight 8.6 Nov/07/2013 Nov/07/2013 Nov/07/2013 9.3 131.1 6 am 12 noon 10.2 129.1 10.6 127.0 Nov/07/2013 Nov/08/2013 Nov/08/2013 6 pm 12 midnight 6 am 11.0 124.8 11.4 122.6 11.8 120.6 12 noon Nov/08/2013 Nov/08/2013 12.4 118.1 6 pm 12 midnight 116.2 12.3 Nov/09/2013

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Activity 1: Track Me Now
Objective: Track the path taken by a tropical cvclone given its coordinates.
Directions: Use the latitude and longitude in the table below to track the location of
typhoon Yolanda (International name: Haiyan). Latitudes are imaginary lines parallel
to equator (point of distance from left to right), Longitudes are imaginary lines from
North pole to South Pole (point of distance from the top to the bottom).
Note: The first track is done for you as example.
Materials Needed: map, pencil, tracking data
Location of Eye of Tropical
Cyclone
Date
Time
Category
Latitude
Longitude
Super Typhoon
Super Typhoon
Super Typhoon
Super Typhoon
Super Typhoon
Super Typhoon
Super Typhoon
Super Typhoon
Typhoon
Typhoon
134.4
6 pm
12 midnight
Nov/06/2013
8.2
8.6
132.8
Nov/07/2013
Nov/07/2013
Nov/07/2013
6 am
9.3
131.1
12 noon
10.2
129.1
10.6
127.0
Nov/07/2013
Nov/08/2013
6 pm
12 midnight
11.0
124.8
6 am
11.4
122.6
Nov/08/2013
Nov/08/2013
Nov/08/2013
12 noon
11.8
120.6
118.1
6 pm
12 midnight
12.4
Nov/09/2013
12.3
116.2
Transcribed Image Text:Activity 1: Track Me Now Objective: Track the path taken by a tropical cvclone given its coordinates. Directions: Use the latitude and longitude in the table below to track the location of typhoon Yolanda (International name: Haiyan). Latitudes are imaginary lines parallel to equator (point of distance from left to right), Longitudes are imaginary lines from North pole to South Pole (point of distance from the top to the bottom). Note: The first track is done for you as example. Materials Needed: map, pencil, tracking data Location of Eye of Tropical Cyclone Date Time Category Latitude Longitude Super Typhoon Super Typhoon Super Typhoon Super Typhoon Super Typhoon Super Typhoon Super Typhoon Super Typhoon Typhoon Typhoon 134.4 6 pm 12 midnight Nov/06/2013 8.2 8.6 132.8 Nov/07/2013 Nov/07/2013 Nov/07/2013 6 am 9.3 131.1 12 noon 10.2 129.1 10.6 127.0 Nov/07/2013 Nov/08/2013 6 pm 12 midnight 11.0 124.8 6 am 11.4 122.6 Nov/08/2013 Nov/08/2013 Nov/08/2013 12 noon 11.8 120.6 118.1 6 pm 12 midnight 12.4 Nov/09/2013 12.3 116.2
Maniand China
Taan
21
20
PACIFIC OCEAN
17
16
15
13
12
11
10
99
0o
Borneo
115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134
Transcribed Image Text:Maniand China Taan 21 20 PACIFIC OCEAN 17 16 15 13 12 11 10 99 0o Borneo 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134
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