Prime meridian - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

1. The same objects have thesame density (NO MATTER WHAT SIZE) 2. The closer isolines are...the steeper the gradient (diagram: North side is steepest) 3. The altitude of Polaris equals...the latitude of the observer Diagram: Observer's altitude = 66.5 degrees North 4. The Earth rotatesWest to east 15 degrees per hour in 24 hours or one day 5. Latitude lines run Longitude lines runeast-west, but measure north or south of the equator north-south, but measure east or west of the Prime Me...

Earth Science Study Guide Latest Update Graded A+ What is the Lithosphere? The Earth's outer layer, comprising the crust and the uppermost mantle. What makes up the Hydrosphere? All water in the Earth's system, including vapor, ice, and liquid forms. Define Atmosphere. The layer of gases surrounding Earth, mainly nitrogen (78%) and oxygen (21%). What is the Troposphere? The lowest atmospheric layer, where temperature decreases with altitude. Explain Longitude (meridia...

AP Human Geography AMSCO Unit 1spatial approach - correct answers The way of identifying, explaining, and predicting the human and physical patterns and the connections of various locations. physical geography - correct answers the branch of geography dealing with natural features and processes human geography - correct answers The study of where and why human activities are located where they are absolute location - correct answers Exact location of a place on the earth described by gl...

spatial approach - Answer The way of identifying, explaining, and predicting the human and physical patterns and the connections of various locations. physical geography - Answer the branch of geography dealing with natural features and processes human geography - Answer The study of where and why human activities are located where they are absolute location - Answer Exact location of a place on the earth described by global coordinates latitude - Answer the distance in deg...

WGU C255 Test Questions & Answers(graded A) Geography -ANSWER the study of the interaction of all physical and human phenomena at individual places and of how interactions among places form patterns and organize larger spaces. 5 themes of geography -ANSWER 1. Location 2. Place 3. Human-Environment Interaction 4. Movement 5. Region Location -ANSWER Refers to the physical presence of a geographic place or feature on the surface of the Earth Absolute Location -ANSWER Exact locatio...

A tentative, testable statement about the general nature of a phenomenon is called a: - hypothesis What type of circulation occurs in a marginal sea where there is more evaporation than precipitation, causing inflow of ocean water at the surface and outflow of very salty water at the bottom? - antiestuarine circulation What was the earliest form of navigation? - dead reckoning You are in a ship at sea. Based on the position of the sun, it is local noon where you are. Your watch says it is 9...

LUOA World History: Final Review Exam Questions With Correct Answers What does the term "geography" literally mean? - answerStudy of the Earth's description Based on the definitions of terms in this lesson, the body of water boxed in yellow is known as a what? - answerGulf The Earth is divided into how many hemispheres? - answer4 What branch of Geography would you refer to if you were going to study people's social relationships, languages, attitudes, beliefs? - answerCultural...

New Mexico History Chapter 1 Definitions 100% Correct bias one-sided point of view primary sources eyewitness accounts of history. They include letters, diaries, speeches, and interviews. secondary sources information consist of descriptions and explanations that are created after a historical event has already taken place artifacts objects created by and used by humans oral history a spoken record of past events perspective point of view historical thinking using reading...

GEG 112 Final Exam Which of the following countries are crossed by Tropic of Cancer? - Mexico Which of the following countries are crossed by Equator? - Kenya Which of the following countries are crossed by Arctic Circle? - United States of America Which of the following countries are NOT crossed by the Prime Meridian? - Italy How many continents does the Prime Meridian intersect? - 3 Within which hemispheres do you find Australia? - eastern and southern Within which hemisph...

World History/Geography OSAT Exam Questions and Answers 100% Solved Through which of the following does the prime meridian not pass? A. Equator B. Middle of the pacific ocean C. Greenwich, England D. Tropic of Cancer - C: The prime meridian does not pass through the middle of the Pacific Ocean. It is 0°, the line from which longitude is measured. There is no special reason why it passes through Greenwich, other than that the observatory there was one of the first to devise a system fo...