Monday, October 15, 2018

Class Assignment for October 15, 2018

Ancient cartography
1. Eratosthenes invented an easy method to find prime numbers.
2. Eratosthenes accurately measured the circumference of Earth
3. A carter on the moon was named after him.
Time zones
4. 7:00 AM
5. 2:00 PM
6. 10:00 AM
7. 3:00 AM
Locations and place names
8. 
- Great Lakes
-Great Plains 
-Appalachian Mountains 
-Iceland
-Delaware 
9. 
- Hawaii
-Alaska
-Iowa
-Illinois
-Michigan
10. 
-John Carroll
-Maryland
-Columbia
-Dominican Republic
-St. Marys
11.
-Saint Pauls
-Sata Fe
-Bethlehem
-Saint Charles
-San Juan 
Latitude and Longitude
12. Baltimore, Maryland: 39 N, 77 W
13. Quito, Equador: .1807 S, 78 W
14.   Taveuni, an island in Fiji: 17 S, 180 W
15.  Christchurch, New Zealand: 44 S, 173 E
16.  Juneau, Alaska: 58 N, 134 W
Antipodes
17. Where two points on earth are directly opposite from each other.
18. Departamento Conesa, Argentina 
19. Indian Ocean
20. Indian Ocean
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