Basic Coordinates & Seasons - Student Guide

11. The horizontal distance in Figure 5 is measured in km from 77° W eastward to 71° W, covering a total length of about 550 km. The average maximum depth of the nearly horizontal eastern portion of the profile is about 4400 m. Compare this vertical cross-section with Figure 1. Figure 5 most closely resembles the [(left)(middle)(right)] portion of Figure 1.

Vocabulary: direct sunlight, Earth’s axis, equator, indirect sunlight, northern hemisphere, North Pole, season, solstice, southern hemisphere, South Pole, summer solstice, winter solstice

1. Begin in the west and move across the map to the east, briefly explaining why the actual 16 degrees Celsius isotherm deviates from the hypothetical.

Globalization- movement between people, ideas, and cultures. Moves people to interact on a global scale.

Work through the explanatory material on units of longitude and latitude, finding longitude and latitude, and a bit of history (optional).

* Where do you think would the heating degree days would be the highest? North Pole

1: Describe the relationship between the UV Index (the colored bar in Figure 1) and latitude (y-axis).

If you shoot a cannon from the equator pointing toward the North Pole, which way would the cannon ball appear to be deflected?

Use the interactive diagram at the bottom of the page to determine the direction of the earth’s rotation when viewed from above the North Pole. (Hint: rotate the observer – the stickfigure – to the noontime position, then sunset position, then midnight position, and finally back to sunrise position. The earth has made one complete rotation and the observer has experience one daily (diurnal) cycle of day and night.) When viewed from above the North Pole, does the earth rotate clockwise or counter-clockwise? _counter-clockwise

input the latitude and longitude into a website that puts latitude and longitude coordinates on a

Prime Meridian - imaginary line at 0° longitude that connects the North and South poles and divides the earth into the western and eastern hemispheres

Introduce a globe. Familiarize learners with the position of the North and South poles. Indicate the location of the Earth’s axis.

Coordinates 28°39′22.26″S 151°56′14.1″E / 28.6561833°S 151.937250°E / -28.6561833; 151.937250Coordinates: 28°39′22.26″S 151°56′14.1″E / 28.6561833°S 151.937250°E / -28.6561833; 151.937250

Maphead: Charting the Wide, Weird World of Geography Wonks is Ken's followup to his 2005 best-seller Brainiac. Much as his previous book Braniac followed the competitive world of game shows. Jennings offered that same behind the scenes look into the world of geography buffs and map geeks alike.

Maps are summarized real word for particular purposes and humans read maps to make a decision in real world. The position of map reader is essential for finding relevant information through the map. Therefore, the map reader position was explicitly indicated in the