the equator and the prime meridian aid in finding any location on the globe. Running East and West is the equator which can be seen on the middle of the globe. From the North to the South poles is the prime meridian which is best known for running through Greenwich‚ England. The point at which the equator and the prime meridian intersect is called `0.` From here‚ numbered lines of longitude increase in 15 degree increments and run parallel to the prime meridian. Running parallel to the equator in
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Earth’s axis is fixed in respect to the North Star ~Tropics-warm low latitude areas near equator ~Polar Regions- Cold‚ high latitudes‚ surrounds poles ~Direct/ indirect rays affect amt solar energy‚ temps‚ time b/t sunrise and sunset‚ daylight hours ~Greatest angle toward or away from sun-solstice (Dec. 21 and June 21) ~23.5* below equator Tropic of Capricorn; north is t o cancer ~66.5* bellow equator Antarctic Circle; north is arctic circle ~June- N has longer days‚ arctic has 24hrs of daylight
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Name_________Dunnia Nafal________________ GEOL 1402 Oceanography Pre-lab Distribution of Land and Water 1. Name the five major oceans. ___Pacific Ocean‚ Atlantic Ocean‚ Indian Ocean‚ Arctic Ocean‚ and Southern Ocean______________________________________________ 2. Which of the five major oceans covers the largest area? _________Pacific Ocean____________________ 3. Which of the five major oceans covers the smallest area? __Arctic Ocean_________________________ 4. Name your favorite
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M2A1 Temperature Pattern Exercise Ricardo Cortez GEOL 108 EXERCISE 10 PART 1 1. Is the temperature contrast between the equator and the Arctic region greatest in the winter or summer? Answer. Temperature contrast between the equator and the Arctic region is greatest in the winter. Temperatures near or at the equator only change a few degrees between winter and summer while the Arctic region changes drastically up to 40 degrees between the seasons. 2. (a) Were latitude the only
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Final Exam - Review Guide Test Date: Tuesday‚ May 7th (8:00-10:00 pm) Format: Multiple choice. Please bring a small scantron form. Blue books will not be needed. The final exam will be composed of two sections: Section 1: All lecture material since the 2nd test Text chapters: 7 (clouds and fog)‚ 8‚ 9 Section 2: Cumulative portion covering material covered up to test 2‚ includes only material related to the terms/concepts listed in this section. Section 1 – New Material ATMOSPHERIC
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Global Atmospheric Circulation This essay will describe patterns of atmospheric heating and circulation. When the surface air reaches the Equator‚ it gets heated and rises to the top of the troposphere‚ where it spreads back toward the poles. When it gets to the poles‚ it descends back to the surface again to complete the cycle. The heat of the Sun causes water to evaporate from lakes‚ rivers and oceans‚ as well as from the leaves of plants called (transpiration). But this water
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engines which are run by heat. The tropics available in the North and South of Equator consist of warm waters during the late summer. The storms are not initialized near the equator because the rotation of the storms is caused by Coriolis Effect. The Coriolis Effect does not deflect the winds in required direction either in clock wise or anti-clock wise in the equator region. It is generally said that air at the equator region will not be held at low pressure and do not rotate. Rather‚ it can flow
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Keeping oceans young and productive: - Upwelling and Downwelling Oceans cover two thirds of our planet thus they can be regarded as one of the major factors in shaping this blue marble in space. But oceans just don’t result in varying gradient of humidity that gives rise to different vegetations and ultimately widely different biomes when coupled with other factors such as differential exposure to solar radiation‚ and inherent soil type. Oceans are living systems that themselves support numerous
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that make up the grid. Meridians run vertically and come together at the north and south poles. The center meridian‚ the Prime Meridian‚ divides the earth into eastern and western hemispheres. Parallels run horizontally. The center parallel‚ the Equator‚ divides the Earth into the north and south hemispheres. Meridians and parallels are called longitudinal and latitudinal lines‚ respectively. Although Meridians run in a north-south direction‚ they determine a location’s east-west position. Contrarily
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heat blt. When the sun is over head‚ high temperatures are experinced on earth’s surface. The sun is overhead at the equator twice in a year. Therfore equitorial regions are warm during most of the year‚ amnd do not experince very cold temperatures. They tend to experince on long warm season interrupted by periods of drought and rainfall each year. Regions far away from the equator‚ in middle and high latitudes‚ have for seasons-spring‚ summer‚ autumn and winter. Summer and winter are usually the
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