Human Geography Class Assignment - Monday, October 15
I am unable to be in class today. Your in-class assignment is to answer the following questions in your blog. This assignment is worth 10 points, and should be completed during the class period. Obviously, you can use the Internet. Please work quietly and independently. No computer game-playing allowed. If you don’t finish the assignment in class, it’s homework.
Ancient cartography. We all know Eratosthenes made a map of the entire world. Name three other things he is known for.
I am unable to be in class today. Your in-class assignment is to answer the following questions in your blog. This assignment is worth 10 points, and should be completed during the class period. Obviously, you can use the Internet. Please work quietly and independently. No computer game-playing allowed. If you don’t finish the assignment in class, it’s homework.
Ancient cartography. We all know Eratosthenes made a map of the entire world. Name three other things he is known for.
- 1. First to calculate the tilt of the Earth's axis
- 2. He may have calculated the distance from the Earth to the Sun
- 3. Invented leap day
- 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. List five toponyms that are named after physical features- Church Fenton("Marsh farm"), Blackburn("Black stream"), Cockermouth("River Cocker mouth"), Barnsley, Tashkent("Stone city"), Tod Morden("Totta's boundary valley")
- 9. List five toponyms that are named after Native American places- Philedelphia, Santa Fe New Mexico, Providence Rhode Island, Chicago, New York City
- 10. List five toponyms that are named after a person of prominence- Abbot Maine, Abbot Texas, Abernathy Texas, Abington Massachusetts, Adamsville California
- 11. List five toponyms that have some religious affiliation- Sangre De Cristo mountains, San Francisco, St. Paul, Bethlehem, San Jose
Latitude and Longitude. Give the latitude and longitude for the following cities.
- 12. Baltimore, Maryland- 39.2904 degrees N, 76.6122 degrees W
- 13. Quito, Ecuador- 0.1807 degrees S, 78.4678 W
- 14. Taveuni, an island in Fiji- 16.8414 degrees S, 179.9813 degrees W
- 15. Christchurch, New Zealand- 43.5321 degrees S, 172.6362 degrees E
- 16. Juneau, Alaska- 58.3019 degrees N, 134.4197 degrees 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 parts of the earth diametrically opposite.
Find the antipode for the following locations. I suggest www.antipodesmap.com.
- 18. Beijing, China- Departamento Conesa, RN Argentina
- 19. Bermuda- Hurray! You are finally alone
- 20. Your house- Most likely its only water
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