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Questions for test

Questions that should be on test tomorrow:

  1. how many different times zones are there? 27
  2. What does the prime meridian go through? Greenwich, UK
  3. What does GPS stand for? Global Positioning System
  4. What made hurricane harvey so devastating? because they put pavement over the roads so the ground couldn't soak up the rain.
  5. Who proposed a world wide system of time zones in 1879? Sir Sanford Fleming
  6.  What does latitude run from? 
  7. BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY PRIME M, EQUATOR, PARAELS, LONGITUDE, LATITUDE ETC.
  8. What is region and place?
  9.  What is the science and art of making maps? cartography 
  10. How many degrees latitude is the equator? 0 degrees
  11. What is the difference between a mercator and peters map? peters is more accurate due to size. Mercator is what everyone is used to seeing
  12. What is globalization? a force or process that involves the entire world and results in making something worldwide in scope
  13. Give an example of thinking globally and acting locally? Describe advantages and disadvantages. Be specific on effectiveness, practically, 
    1. ex reducing pollution put off by cars. Ride your bike to places
  14. What is a formal region?
  15. Why is each place on earth unique?
  16. What is a geographic coordinate system? enables every location on earth 
  17. Is time real?

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