Latitude, Longitude, and the Time Zones
Name _______________________________ Block ________
The Geographic Grid
1.
Latitude measures ______________________ distances, and longitude measures __________________________ distances.
2.
What is the maximum degrees of Longitude? _________ Of latitude? ________
3.
The Prime Meridian is at ________ degrees longitude.
4.
The Equator is at ________ degrees latitude.
5.
The International Date Line is at ________ degrees longitude.
Using your atlas, find each of the following cities and give as closely as possible the latitude and longitude of each. Estimate to
the nearest degree.
1.
New York, N.Y.
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2.
Capetown, South Africa
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3.
Shanghai, China
_____________
4.
Honolulu, Hawaii
_____________
5.
London, England
_____________
6.
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
_____________
7.
Myrtle Beach, S.C.
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What error has been made in each of the following latitude/longitude coordinates? Explain each.
1.
Lat. 5 degrees S, long. 191 degrees W.
2.
Lat. 96 degrees N, long. 88 degrees E.
3.
Lat. 21 degrees E, long. 177 degrees E.
4.
Lat. 94 degrees S, long. 103 degrees N.
5.
Lat. 48 degrees N, long. 188 degrees N.
Time Zones (Map page 42 in your atlas)
Clock differences between cities: If it is 4:00 p.m. in Los Angeles, what time is it in New York?
If it is 3:00 p.m. in Moscow, what time is it in far eastern Russia?
When it is 10 a.m. Wednesday in Sydney, what time and day is it in London England? ______ In Anchorage, Alaska? ______.
When it is 8 a.m. Friday in Los Angeles, what time and day is it in Tokyo, Japan?
Why do would time zone boundaries not always be straight lines?
Map Scale
Write this out and don’t forget it! The greater the detail, the _______________ the scale. The less the detail, the ________________
the map scale.