Nicks Geographic Angle

Unlike others students, I began class with a second attempt at the Central, North, and South American country labeling quiz. I aced it the second time, though the same cannot be said for the first go!  As for the rest of class we reviewed some key questions that may be on the upcoming test (which i'm studying for quite a lot). We have really exaggerated gaining a deeper knowledge of Latitude and Longitude, mostly about how there's to be plenty of it on the test. I personally feel as if I've worked out a good way to remember and utilize the concept of latitude and longitude... mostly because I've practiced and have gone over plenty of maps throughout the course of a few years.  After rehearsing Latitude and Longitude, we worked on time zones and discussed even further the politics behind these "zones". I, along with others, were unaware there was such politics behind these incentives of moving towards a single time system . After some information on the ...

I was absent today and from the looks of it, we didn't go over any new content. If we did, I will gather that tomorrow. 

Honors Human Geography Test Mock Questions 1. Maps serve two purposes, what are they? (Circle Two) a. As a reference tool to identify an object's Absolute and Relative Location.  b. As a tool to discover the direction in which an object is roughly located c. As a two dimensional model of earths surface which can be perfectly fitted to a 2d image.  d. As a communication tool to convey the distribution of human activities or physical features.  2. Locate 60 ° North , 150 ° East. (Put a Star There) 3. Lines of Longitude or sometimes called ______ can be used to find degrees of East and West. a. meridians b. parallels c. lines d. poles 4. Geography is the study of _________.  a. where things are found on earths surface... b. why certain nations observe different holidays. c. map-making. d. environmental issues concerning humans. 5. The art and science of map-making is called ______. a. Glaciology b. Hydrology c....

After working in depth with Latitude, we worked with Longitude. Both serve vital roles in determining coordinates on a map. First off lets start with a breakdown of Longitude. Longitude- "A geographic coordinate that specifies the east-west position of a point on earths surface. They run in a North- South direction." though they inform about degrees East and West.  (As Seen Below). Notice how on the figure above, they label a specific point named "Greenwich". That being Greenwich Observatory based out of England which is considered the point in which Longitude is neither East or West. This point is often referred to as the Prime Meridian (Prime meaning 1 ), meaning that this Meridian (another term for lines of longitude) is at 0 °. We can also notice that it runs from the South Pole all the way to the North Pole.  After working with Longitude, we began to work with UTC.  "UTC, or Coordinated Universal Time is the primary time standard in which...

Today in class we discussed and defined lines of latitude and longitude. Shortly after that, we touched upon the subject of minutes and seconds on a geographic scale. Lets first talk shortly about what we learned about regarding minutes and seconds in terms of degree measurements.  Notice how above is a complete circle, 360°,  as if you were looking at our earth from one angle.  Now take that 360° and divide it by 360, hopefully, you got 1°.  Within that 1° in order to better pinpoint a location, minutes and seconds can be used. Just as minutes and seconds in time, there are 60 minutes which make up 1° and within each minute contains 60 seconds; totaling to 3,600 seconds in a degree.  So now let's discuss our other point in class, latitude, and longitude. We'll start with defining each.  Latitude- Sometimes known as parallels, latitude is used to measure north and south degrees.  The common known Equator line is considered a lin...

After a quick recap of what was yesterdays key question, "How geographers describe where things are located", we began to focus on Situation .  As defined in class, Situation is "A valuable way to indicate location, for two reasons:" 1. Situation is what we can use to find the location of an unfamiliar place by comparing its location to other known locations.  Figure 1 An example of this use of Situation would be to find John Carroll by referring to it as "east of Rockfield Park". We can use this to tell someone who is familiar with the location of one spot (Rockfield Park) to find the location of another point (Such as John Carroll). See Figure 1 for a visual representation. 2. Situation can help us to better understand the importance of a location. As reviewed in class, the location of a certain settlement can have a large impact on its economy.  Figure 2 (San Fransisco Port) An example of this use of Situation woul...

Today in class we reviewed the benefits that Geographic Grids provide to Geographers attempting to locate something. Further, we went over what parts of a Geographic Grid enable Geographers to do so, such as Latitude and Longitude. Latitude- Lines running horizontally to the Equator (0 ° ), run in an east-west direction, also referred to as Parallels. Longitude- Lines running vertically to the Prime Meridian (0 ° ), run in a north-south direction, also referred to as Meridians.  The Geographic Grid  A system in which imaginary arcs are drawn vertically and horizontally creating a grid which allows for easy pinpoint locating of specific places,  Notice: Using degree markings around the grid, Geographers are able to find an X and a Y (Coordinates) location of a point.  Source: Mr. Fendryks Website  Using Latitude, we are able to find four other significant Parallels other than the Equator. Those being: Arctic Circle 66° 34′ (...