Latitude / Longitude
Lines that measure how North or South a location is of the equator.
What are latitude lines?
Draw a compass rose on the board
Ms. Carew will determine if answer is correct.
What is the equation for gradient?
G = change in field value / distance
An isoline that shows elevation.
What is a contour line?
What is our class room number?
2214
What is the Latitude of Slide Mountain, NY
42oN
If it is 4pm in New York - what time is it in California?
7pm
How do you find the distance on a map if it is not given to you?
Use scrap paper to compare the distance on the map to the map scale
What should contour lines never do?
Cross each other OR stop in the middle of the page.
What is the name for 0o Longitude?
Prime Meridian
What are the coordinates of the Hawaii Hotspot?
20N 160W
What is the rate of the earth's rotation?
15 degrees per hour
What is the gradient for line CD IF the distance is 10 miles?
50ft/mi
How do you know the way in which a river is flowing?
Upstream will have higher elevation OR contour lines point in arrow upstream - river flows downstream
What are the coordinates of the Tasman Hotspot
36° S 160° E
What is the Longitude of Elmira, NY to the nearest minute?
about 76o 50' W
The NY state city that is located at 43N and 76W
What is Syracuse?
Ms. Carew is planning a hike from trail A at 100m to trail B at 500m. The entire hike would be 2 miles. What is the gradient of this hill?
200m/mi
Which direction is Fish Creek flowing?
East or South East
If it is 7am in NY (75o W) - what time is it in England (0o)?
12pm
What is the latitude of Albany to the nearest minute?
42o 45'N
(any minutes between 35-55)
How much the elevation changes between each contour line.
What is the contour interval?
What is the highest possible elevation of point X?
1699ft
What is the range of possible elevations for E
1301-1399ft
When drawing a topographic profile, what do you need to do when connecting points of equal elevation