in-class assignment for Sections 101 and 102

Human Geography Class Assignment - Monday, October 15

I am unable to be in class today. Your in-class assignment is to answer the following questions in your blog. This assignment is worth 10 points, and should be completed during the class period. Obviously, you can use the Internet. Please work quietly and independently. No computer game-playing allowed. If you don’t finish the assignment in class, it’s homework.

Ancient cartography. We all know Eratosthenes made a map of the entire world. Name three other things he is known for.

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Time zones. If it is 10:00 am in Bel Air, what time is it in…

4.     Portland, Oregon

5.     Greenwich, England

6.     Toronto, Ontario

7.     The South Pole

Locations and place names.

8.     List five toponyms that are named after physical features.

9.     List five toponyms that are named after Native American places.

10.  List five toponyms that are named after a person of prominence.

11.  List five toponyms that have some religious affiliation.

Latitude and Longitude. Give the latitude and longitude for the following cities.

12.  Baltimore, Maryland

13.  Quito, Ecuador

14.  Taveuni, an island in Fiji

15.  Christchurch, New Zealand

16.  Juneau, Alaska

Antipodes. (Don’t worry, this won’t be on the test. But it’s still cool.)

17.  Give the definition of Geographic Antipode.

Find the antipode for the following locations. I suggest www.antipodesmap.com.

18.  Beijing, China

19.  Bermuda

20.  Your house