Exam 1: Discovering the Earths Dimensions

If it was currently 11:00 am in Oregon, what time would it be in Maine?

The lines on the globe shown in part B of this figure are used to determine position east or west of the:

Solar noon occurs simultaneously:

Since we often wake up after sunrise and continue activities after sunset, we use daylight savings time to transfer an hour of sunlight from morning to evening.

Longitude is the arc of a meridian between the equator and a given point on the globe.

Discuss the differences between the Mercator, Winkel Tripel, and Goode projections.

If you walked directly east or west, you would:

Longitude values designate positions:

The shape of the earth most resembles a(n):

Lines connecting points of the same longitude are also called:

The lines on the globe shown in part A of this figure are called:

This illustration shows an example of a map using the __________ projection.

The country that covers the largest number of time zones is:

The arc of a meridian between the equator and a given point on the globe is:

Which of the following provide evidence of the earth's shape?

The network of parallels and meridians used to describe locations on the earth's surface is called the:

Which of the following includes the structural rock formation of the earth's surface?

The Goode projection is composed of horizontal parallels and vertical meridians.

If you take a plane flight from San Francisco, CA to Seoul, South Korea, as you cross the international dateline the time will:

The disappearance of the lower portion of a ship as it sails over the horizon is evidence that the world is round.