GEOG 2050 : Geography Test 1 Review
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Quiz 1: what is the distance between the equator (zero degrees) and the tropic of cancer (23. 5 degrees north) 23. 5 x 111. 70 =2608. 5 km (1621 miles) table 1. 2: the time in baton rouge is 1 am on wed sept. 7th_ what time is it in london. Baton rouge and london london is 6 hours ahead: map distance= 4. 65 inches and real distance is 4650 miles. Spherical representation of earth= google earth or globe. Gives a realistic shape of the arctic region= conic or gnomic projection. Study different map projections in book: to save on aviation fuel, airlines schedule flight routes alone the shortest distance between two points. The shortance distance between two international cities along a great circle. Quiz 2: what day of the year is shown in the figure- june 21 (summer solstice) (south pole is in total dark) tropic of capricorn in total light (winter) look in activity. 2 & 3- see notes: anaractic circle- 65. 5 degrees south.
