EARTH SCIENCE LAB
Maps and Time

Directions for entering values (unless otherwise directed):
1. Enter Longitude and Latitude values to the nearest degree (no decimals)
2. Include a N, S, E, or W designation in capital letters with no space between the degree and direction. Example - 98W or 43N

Longitude and Latitude

Using an atlas, determine the longitude and latitude to the nearest degree of the cities.

1. Nome, Alaska: Longitude = , Latitude =
2. Athens, Greece: Longitude = , Latitude =
3. Quito, Ecuador: Longitude = , Latitude =
4. Hobart, Australia: Longitude = , Latitude =
5. Mexico City, Mexico: Longitude = , Latitude =

U.S. Time Zones

Determine the Time Zone for the following cities in the United States.
Use the following code designations (they must be entered as capital letters):
AST - Atlantic
EST - Eastern
CST - Central
MST - Mountain
PST - Pacific
AKST - Alaska
HAST - Hawaii-Aleutian

6. Seattle, WA -
7. Minot, ND -
8. Columbia, SC -
9. Amarillo, TX -
10. Honolulu, HI -
11. Barrow, AK -
12. Butte, MT -
13. Concord, NH -
14. Moscow, ID -
15. Gary, IN -
16. Hot Springs, AR -
17. Yuma, AZ -

World Time Zones

Determine the Time Zone for the following World cities. Use the map in the lab manual for this determination. Report each time zone as (+) or (-) hours. Example - +3, -8, +10, 0 (zero hours does not have a plus or minus). Countries with half hour time zones are to be entered as a decimal. Example - +3 and a half is entered as +3.5

18. Southern tip of Greenland -
19. Honduras -
20. India -
21. Tazmania, Australia -
22. Kenya -
23. Mongolia -
24. Chile -
25. Norway -
26. South Korea
27. Peru -
28. Afghanistan -
29. Eastern most part of Russia -

Seasons

Diagram showing Earth in different positions in the orbit around the sun.

In the above diagram identify the time of year for each of the obital positions.

Orbital Postion A

Vernal Equinox	Summer Solstice	Autumnal Equinox	Winter Solstice
March 21	June 21	September 23	December 22

Orbital Postion B

Vernal Equinox	Summer Solstice	Autumnal Equinox	Winter Solstice
March 21	June 21	September 23	December 22

Orbital Postion C

Vernal Equinox	Summer Solstice	Autumnal Equinox	Winter Solstice
March 21	June 21	September 23	December 22

Orbital Postion D

Vernal Equinox	Summer Solstice	Autumnal Equinox	Winter Solstice
March 21	June 21	September 23	December 22

Map Projections

Identify the map projection in each of the diagrams below.

Map Projection #1
Azimuthal Pseudoazimuthal Conic Pseudoconic Polyconic Cylindric Pseudocylindric Condensed

Map Projection #2
Azimuthal Pseudoazimuthal Conic Pseudoconic Polyconic Cylindric Pseudocylindric Condensed

Map Projection #3
Azimuthal Pseudoazimuthal Conic Pseudoconic Polyconic Cylindric Pseudocylindric Condensed

Map Projection #4
Azimuthal Pseudoazimuthal Conic Pseudoconic Polyconic Cylindric Pseudocylindric Condensed