blog assignment

Ancient cartography.  1. He made the first accurate circumference of the Earth. 2. He was skilled in mathematics and philosophy.  3. He was the chief librarian at The Library of Alexandria.  Time zones. If it is 10:00 am in Bel Air, what time is it in… 4.  In Portland, Oregon it is 7:00 am   5. In Greenwich, England it is 3:00 pm 6.  In Toronto, Ontario it is 10:00 am 7.  In The South Pole it is 4 am. Locations and place names.         8  List five toponyms that are named after physical features.                 Rocky Mountains               Blue Creek                Grand Canyon                Salt Lake City               Iceland         9.  List five toponyms that are named after Native American places.               Philadelphia                Boston               Chicago               Arizona               Hawaii        10.  List five toponyms that are named after a person of prominence.                    Maryland                  Louisiana                   Virginia                  New York                  Bolivia        11.  List five toponyms that have some religious affiliation.               San Jose               San Fransico                St. Louis               San Diego                San Juan Latitude and Longitude. Give the latitude and longitude for the following cities. 12. The latitude and Longitude of Baltimore, Maryland is 39.2904, 76.6122 13. The latitude and Longitude of Quito Ecuador is 0.1807, 78.4678 14. The latitude and Longitude of Taveuni an island in Fiji is 16.8414, 179.9813 15. The latitude and Longitude of Christchurch New Zealand is 43.5321, 172.6362 16. The latitude and Longitude of Juneau Alaska is 58.3019, 134.4197 Antipodes. (Don’t worry, this won’t be on the test. But it’s still cool.) 17.  Give the definition of Geographic Antipode.         Antipode-  An antipode is two points on the earth's surface that are directly opposite from each other Find the antipode for the following locations. I suggest www.antipodesmap.com. 18  Beijing, China is Departamento Conesa, RN, Argentina 19 Bermuda is that there is only water around it 20.  Your house is in the middle of the ocean.