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Homework, ch. 1 Fill in the boxes with the missing information below: Itable Questions: Latitude: Longitude: Direction Drawn, East West lines.?

Homework, ch. 1 Fill in the boxes with the missing information below: Itable Questions: Latitude: Longitude: Direction Drawn, East West lines.?

Applications and Investigations in Earth Science (9th Edition)
Applications and Investigations in Earth Science (9th Edition)
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Author:Edward J. Tarbuck, Frederick K. Lutgens, Dennis G. Tasa
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Homework, ch. 1 Fill in the boxes with the missing information below: Itable Questions: Latitude: Longitude: Direction Drawn, East West lines.? 

Homework, ch.1 1. Fill in the boxes with the missing information below: Questions: Direction Drawn Direction measured in degrees Other Name Important for Max number in degrees Distance Unit Subunits Great Circles How measured What do we measure? Latitude: East-West lines. ? 12 Earth/ Sun relationship Basic climate zones ? 111 km/ degree 69 mi/degree One degree [ ] 1 = 60 minutes [ ] 1 = 60 seconds [ ] One only the Equator Longitude: Find the time in the following cities: Montreal, Canada Moscow, Russia ? East or West of the Prime Meridian Meridians +5 -3 |+9 ? Sextant angle to the sun Chronometers, clocks Distance 180 E or W Varies. Widest at Equator, narrowest at Pole One degree [ ] same All longitude lines are ½ great circles 2. Complete the table. See the time and the date in our time zone where LA is. Find the time for the following locations using their time zone #s. PLACE TIME ZONE #: TIME: Use the provided time in LA! IF: LA has PST. What time zone # are we? +8 zones ? 06:15 (6:15AM), Anchorage, Alaska Study the rules & examples in my PPT presentation (ch. 1), how to calculate time. 3. Name the Four Environmental Spheres or Earth's Major Subsystems: 1. Atmosphere 12. 3. 4. DATE: Feb 10 ?
Transcribed Image Text:Homework, ch.1 1. Fill in the boxes with the missing information below: Questions: Direction Drawn Direction measured in degrees Other Name Important for Max number in degrees Distance Unit Subunits Great Circles How measured What do we measure? Latitude: East-West lines. ? 12 Earth/ Sun relationship Basic climate zones ? 111 km/ degree 69 mi/degree One degree [ ] 1 = 60 minutes [ ] 1 = 60 seconds [ ] One only the Equator Longitude: Find the time in the following cities: Montreal, Canada Moscow, Russia ? East or West of the Prime Meridian Meridians +5 -3 |+9 ? Sextant angle to the sun Chronometers, clocks Distance 180 E or W Varies. Widest at Equator, narrowest at Pole One degree [ ] same All longitude lines are ½ great circles 2. Complete the table. See the time and the date in our time zone where LA is. Find the time for the following locations using their time zone #s. PLACE TIME ZONE #: TIME: Use the provided time in LA! IF: LA has PST. What time zone # are we? +8 zones ? 06:15 (6:15AM), Anchorage, Alaska Study the rules & examples in my PPT presentation (ch. 1), how to calculate time. 3. Name the Four Environmental Spheres or Earth's Major Subsystems: 1. Atmosphere 12. 3. 4. DATE: Feb 10 ?
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