CONS 127 Study Set | Questions & Answers Solved
100% Correct.
International Space station / global satellites are tools to observe/measure things about the
earth such as...
Forests
Oceans
Weather
Urban areas
etc.
1482 map pros and cons
not sizely accurate
but
the first time a coordinate system was used to map locations (longitude and latitude grid lines)
Elements of latitude
- Latitude
- Parallel (+ examples)
- poll
- equator
Latitude:
angle that describes the north-south position
Parallel:
,circle/lines connecting all locations with a given latitude
The most important parallel
earth's equator (0 degrees latitude) midway between polls
Pole:
points where the earth's axis of rotation meets the surface
Equator:
intersection of the Earth's surface with the plane perpendicular to the axis of rotation and midway
between the poles. The equator is the biggest parallel
4 other important parallels
Arctic circle:
Antarctic Circle:
Tropic of Cancer:
Tropic of Capricorn:
Arctic circle:
Southernmost latitude in the Northern Hemisphere where the Sun can remain continuously above
or below the horizon for 24 h. (66.5 degrees north)
Antarctic Circle:
Northernmost latitude in the Southern Hemisphere where the sun can remain continuously above
or below the horizon for 24 h. (66.5 degrees south)
Tropic of Cancer:
, Northernmost circle of latitude where the Sun can be directly overhead (23.5 degrees north)
Tropic of Capricorn:
Southernmost circle of latitude where the Sun can be directly overhead. (23.5 degrees south)
summer solstice
- northern hemisphere's longest day of year. the sun is directly overhead the tropic of cancer
- There is no more further areas north of the tropics of cancer can the sun be directly overhead at
any time during the year
- Arctic circle has 24 hr of sun
- Antarctic is 24 hr no sun
winter solstice
- Northern hemisphere's shortest day of year. the sun is directly overhead the tropic of capricorn
which is why that is the definition.
- There is no more further areas south of the tropics of capricorn can the sun be directly overhead
at any time during the year
- Antarctic circle has 24 hr of sun
- arctic is 24 hr no sun
Vernal (spring) equinox and Autumnal equinox
the sun is directly above the equator
Elements of longitude
100% Correct.
International Space station / global satellites are tools to observe/measure things about the
earth such as...
Forests
Oceans
Weather
Urban areas
etc.
1482 map pros and cons
not sizely accurate
but
the first time a coordinate system was used to map locations (longitude and latitude grid lines)
Elements of latitude
- Latitude
- Parallel (+ examples)
- poll
- equator
Latitude:
angle that describes the north-south position
Parallel:
,circle/lines connecting all locations with a given latitude
The most important parallel
earth's equator (0 degrees latitude) midway between polls
Pole:
points where the earth's axis of rotation meets the surface
Equator:
intersection of the Earth's surface with the plane perpendicular to the axis of rotation and midway
between the poles. The equator is the biggest parallel
4 other important parallels
Arctic circle:
Antarctic Circle:
Tropic of Cancer:
Tropic of Capricorn:
Arctic circle:
Southernmost latitude in the Northern Hemisphere where the Sun can remain continuously above
or below the horizon for 24 h. (66.5 degrees north)
Antarctic Circle:
Northernmost latitude in the Southern Hemisphere where the sun can remain continuously above
or below the horizon for 24 h. (66.5 degrees south)
Tropic of Cancer:
, Northernmost circle of latitude where the Sun can be directly overhead (23.5 degrees north)
Tropic of Capricorn:
Southernmost circle of latitude where the Sun can be directly overhead. (23.5 degrees south)
summer solstice
- northern hemisphere's longest day of year. the sun is directly overhead the tropic of cancer
- There is no more further areas north of the tropics of cancer can the sun be directly overhead at
any time during the year
- Arctic circle has 24 hr of sun
- Antarctic is 24 hr no sun
winter solstice
- Northern hemisphere's shortest day of year. the sun is directly overhead the tropic of capricorn
which is why that is the definition.
- There is no more further areas south of the tropics of capricorn can the sun be directly overhead
at any time during the year
- Antarctic circle has 24 hr of sun
- arctic is 24 hr no sun
Vernal (spring) equinox and Autumnal equinox
the sun is directly above the equator
Elements of longitude
