Exam 1: Discovering the Earths Dimensions

A straight line drawn on a _________ projection map gives the compass direction to a destination.

___________ are computer programs that access and query geographic data draped over a computer-generated globe.

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

The lines on the globe shown in part A of this figure are used to determine position north or south of the:

At the equator, the rotation of the earth is:

If it was currently 4:00 pm in Miami, Florida, what time would it be in Corvallis on the coast of Oregon?

At any given location, solar noon occurs:

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

Meridians are lines that run north-south around the earth and connect the poles.

Longitude values identify positions east and west of the _________.

Without standardized time zones, every meridian could be at a different time.

Discuss the seven steps of the scientific method.

A map projection that accurately portrays the size of different areas on the earth's surface, but distorts the shape, is the:

The geographic grid is composed of

A value of zero degrees longitude occurs at the:

The Earth is perfectly spherical.

Longitude is used to identify positions north and south of the prime meridian

Parallels are circles that run east-west around the earth in planes parallel to the equator.

Latitude values identify positions north or south of the _______.

The international date line is located at: