Landform Notes

Landforms powerpoint from misteralpert

Honors Class Notes 9.18

Thanks to my student note takers for compiling the notes below during class.

Latitude and Longitude Notes

Latitude:

1. goes East and West
2. they measure North and south
3. the Equator (0 degrees) is the center that divides the North and South Hemisphere
4. you’ll never have a line of Latitude over 90 degrees that measures from the Equator

Longitude:

1. Prime meridian is 0 degree line and 180 degree line   splits the Earth into the East and West hemisphere
2. you’ll never have more than 180 degrees measured from the Prime meridian of 0 degrees to 180 degree line of the Prime Meridian
3. the lines go North and South

-By combining Longitude and Latitude, any location can be found

- Latitude always comes first

- and it always starts with N or W then E or W when writing coordinates

- every location is in two hemispheres

- 1 degree equals 60 minutes  or 1 minute is 1/60 of a degree

- use minutes when the location is not exactly on Longitude/Latitude line

- the world rotates 360 degrees in 24 hours

- the world has 24 time zones

- there is a 1 hour time difference every 15 degrees

- Greenwich, England is the logical starting point for time zones

- when you move East the time increases you lose time, but when you go West time decreases and you gain time

 

Class Notes 9.13.13

Nouns - Day II

Concrete nouns - can be seen or touched
ex. house, coffee cup, coffee, concrete, sharks

Abstract nouns - you can think about but cannot see or touch
ex. idea, dreams, personality, joy, courage

Collective nouns - a collection of persons, animals, or things
ex. class, family, herd, murder (of crows), group, pack, team

Proper nouns - specific person, place, thing, or idea; always capitalized
ex. Abe Lincoln, Mr. Alpert, Disneyland, Maddy, Steven Spielberg, James Bond, Adam Sandler, Americans

Common nouns - any noun that is not a proper noun
ex. sugar, speakers, sharks, sister

General nouns - nouns that are broad and not specific
Specific nouns - name specific persons, places, things, and ideas

ex.
General                 Specific
actress                    Amy Adams
singer                     Steven Tyler
fruit                        banana
director                   Steven Spielberg

Practice:
1. Write one sentence using at least one proper noun, one common noun, one general noun, and one specific noun. Identify which nouns are which.
2. Write one sentence using a concrete noun, two abstract nouns, and a proper noun.

Nouns!

As our doc camera was broken this morning, please find the below presentation on nouns in lieu of our electronic notes.

Class Notes 9.12.13 - Map Skills

Globes and Maps 

What are the weaknesses of globes?

• scale is too small for many purposes and everyday use
• scale - relative size; ex. 1.5 inches = 1000 miles

What are the different types of maps?
 

1. Physical - a map that shows only physical features and landforms (i.e. no man-made objects)
2. Political - shows different boundaries of states and countries
3. Thematic - shows a variety of geography-based information

Parts of a Map

• compass rose - shows direction; North is usually at the top
• key (legend) - identifies all of the symbols and colors used
• scale bar - shows how distances on the map compare to actual distances on the ground

Relative vs Absolute Location

• absolute location  - the fixed location of an object or place that does not change (i.e. latitude and longitude)
• relative location - a location relative to another object or place; often changes (i.e. Mr. Alpert is standing beside Jordan)