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Practicing Map Skills:
1. The equator is at degrees latitude.
2. 0° longitude is called the .
3. Imaginary lines that measure latitude are called .
4. How many degrees does the earth rotate in one hour? .
5. The North Pole lies at what latitude? .
6. What city lies near 150° W, 60° N? .
7. What countries lie at 30° S?
8. What is the latitude and longitude of St. Petersburg?
9. What city lies near 120° E, 15° N?
10. What U.S. state lies nearest the equator?
11. What island lies near 45° E, 15° S?
12. If it is 12 noon in London, what time would it be in New York?
13. If it is 3:00 pm in Sydney Australia, what time would it be in BombayIndia?
*****Find the longitude & latitude for the following cities.*****
New OrleansHouston
Cario, EgyptOttawa, Canada
Shanghai, ChinaPortland, Oregon
Durban, South AfricaAugusta, Maine
According to the scale on the map, 2.5 cm is equal to miles.
If you left Los Angeles at 1:00 pm and flew to New York City, what time would it be (local time) when you arrived? (The jet travels at 800 miles per hour)
TIME FLIES
Time zones around the earth are divided by imaginary lines called longitude lines or meridians. Longitude lines indicate locations east or west of the prime meridian (0° longitude) which passes through Greenwich, England. On the opposite side of the earth (180° longitude), the international dateline is used to adjust time zones. The earth’s surface is divided into 24 units, with 15° longitude to a unit. Each 24 units represent a time zone with 1 hour of difference between meridians. At the international dateline, a day is lost going west or gained going east.
Procedure: You are going to fly from Washington D. C. to Wake Island. Use the world map to answer the following questions.
1. Locate the longitude of Washington D. C. : Longitude =
2. Locate the longitude of Wake Island: Longitude =
3. Estimate the distance between WashingtonD.C. and Wake Island. :
Distance = miles.
4. Your plane travels at 700 miles per hour (including any time for refueling). Calculate the number of hours you will be flying during your trip. Flying hours =
5. You are finally ready to leave WashingtonD.C., your plane departs the airport at 8:00 am, Monday January 1st. Calculate the local time and the date of your arrival in Wake Island. Local time = Local date =
6. Count the number of time zones you have crossed during your flight and the number of time zone that you entered.
Time zones crossed = Time zones entered =
Anaylisis and Conclusions:
1. Did the sun set while you were flying to Wake Island?
2. How many degrees of longitude did you cover during your flight?
3. Is Wake Island in east or west longitude?
4. You have not changed your watch as you passed eacj time zone. What time would your watch say when you arrived at Wake Island?
5. If you continue to fly west from Wake Island until you arrive back at WashingtonD.C. What would be the local time and date when you arrived?
6. From Washington D.C. you decide to fly south to Antarctica. Would you lose a day? Would it be dark when you arrived?