GEOG 1103 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: International Date Line, Time In New Zealand, World War I
31 Aug 2016
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How do we measure absolute location on the surface of the earth? o. Latitude refers to the angular distance (degrees, minutes, and seconds) between a point. 45 degrees is halfway between the equator and the poles. Longitude represents the angular distance from the prime meridian (which is a semi- circle that passes through greenwich, england. The prime meridian was chosen at an international conference. The french wanted it to go through paris but later accepted it in 1911 (wwi) for alliance with. Longitude is used to determine the standard time. It was developed in the 19th century to synchronize long distance transportation. Some observe daylight savings time and some do not. When you cross it you either gain or lose 24 hours. International date line: was moved around for political reasons. Samoa shifted from us to new zealand time for trade reasons. It is the number of people per square mile.
