Geography




"Geography is the study of the earth, its land, features, inhabitants and the phenomenons that occurs. The study of Geography is to learn how to describe or write about Earth."






Wednesday, July 4, 2012

Questions regarding map work

Question 1:
Where is the Bermuda triangle?
It is in the western part of the North Atlantic Ocean.

2. Please refer to the corrected CAPITALS of the following countries below:
- Burma = Naypyidar
- Mongolia = Ulaanbaatar
- Sri Lanka - Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte


The answers to the introduction is here:

1. Latitudes are imaginary horizontal lines running in east-west direction around the earth.
2. Latitude 0 degrees is also known as the Equator.
3. The northern and southern halves of the Earth are called hemisphere.
4. Longitude passes through a place near London named Greenwich.
5. Longitude 0 degrees is also known as the Prime Meridien.
6. The international date line lies directly opposite of longitude 0 degrees.
7. The international date line has a longtitude of 180 degrees East and West.
8. As you move from latitude 0 degrees to the South or North pole, the latitudes increase in value.
9. When describing the location of a place, we always refer to the longtitude after the latitude.

Please know the spellings and location of the places given eg MISSISSIPPI river!

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