class 10/15/18

Ancient cartography. We all know Eratosthenes made a map of the entire world. Name three other things he is known for.

• 1. Achievement of astronomy 
• 2. Greek geographer and mathematician
• 3. Composing of prime and composite numbers 

Time zones. If it is 10:00 am in Bel Air, what time is it in…

• 4.  Portland, Oregon= 7:00 am 
• 5.  Greenwich, England= 3:00 pm 
• 6.  Toronto, Ontario= 10:00 am 
• 7.  The South Pole= 3:00 am

Locations and place names.

• 8.  England, Wales, Scotland, Isle of man, and Ireland 
• 9.  Philadelphia, Santa Fe, Providence, Chicago, New York City
• 10. Cambodia, Columbia, Israel, Marshall Islands, Europe 
• 11.  San Juan, Sate Fe, San Jose, St. Charles, Bethlehem 

 
Latitude and Longitude. Give the latitude and longitude for the following cities.

• 12.  Baltimore, Maryland= 39.2904 deg. N, 76.6122 deg. W
• 13.  Quito, Ecuador=0.1807 deg. S, 78.4678 deg. W
• 14.  Taveuni, an island in Fiji=16.8414 deg. S, 179.9813 deg. W
• 15.  Christchurch, New Zealand=43.5321 deg. S, 172.6362 deg. E
• 16.  Juneau, Alaska=58.3019 deg. N, 124.4197 deg. W

Antipodes. (Don’t worry, this won’t be on the test. But it’s still cool.)

• 17.  Give the definition of Geographic Antipode.

The antipode of any spot on earth is the point on earth’s surface diametrically opposite of it.