geog 001 assignment

1. Define the following terms: latitude, longitude, parallel,

meridian, and prime meridian.

2. What does longitude measure? What about

latitude?

3. Locate and label the following points on the map

using these coordinates:

P) 80 ° N, 0 ° Q) 60 ° S, 100 ° E R) 40 ° N, 160 ° W

4. Identify the coordinates for the points G, F, and H on the

map. Don’t forget to include N, S, E and W with the

coordinates.

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5. What is the difference between a thematic map and

a reference map?

6. What is a map projection? Explain the three different map projection families.

7. In what fundamental way does the representation of the earth differ in a map from that

of a globe?

8. Explain the difference between conformal, equal area, and equidistant map

projections.

9. What causes the daily alternation between daylight

and darkness?

10. Explain why most locations on Earth experience seasonal

differences in temperature and sunlight throughout the

year.

11. For JUNE SOLSTICE, MARCH EQUINOX, DECEMBER

SOLSTICE, and SEPTEMBER EQUINOX list:

a. the latitude of the direct rays of the sun

b. the amount of day light at the equator and poles

c. seasons in the Northern and Southern Hemisphere.

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Draw in the position of the equator, tropic of Cancer,

the Tropic of Capricorn, the Arctic Circle, and the Ant-

arctic Circle in each of the circles below. Keep in mind

that the direct rays of the sun are coming from the left!JUNE SOLSTICE

DECEMBER SOLSTICE

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MARCH EQUINOX

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