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Passengers traveling by air from Tokyo to San Francisco hear the pilot announce that the plane is about to cross the international date line.Their watches at that moment indicate that the correct local time is 2:00 p.m.on Monday.Upon crossing the date line they should _______.

A) change their watches to 3:00 p.m.on Monday
B) change their watches to 1:00 p.m.on Monday
C) change their watches to 2:00 p.m.on Tuesday
D) change their watches to 2:00 p.m.on Sunday
E) change their watches to 3.00 p.m.on Tuesday

F) A) and E)
G) C) and D)

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At the Vernal Equinox in the Northern Hemisphere:

A) more solar radiation reaches the Northern Hemisphere
B) more solar radiation reaches the Southern Hemisphere
C) equal amounts of solar radiation reach both Hemispheres
D) regions north of the Arctic Circle receive 24 hours of daylight
E) regions north of the Arctic Circle receive 24 hours of night

F) None of the above
G) B) and E)

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1 degree of latitude is approximately how many kilometers in distance?

In a polar projection,the meridians are shown parallel to each other.

The Sun's rays are directly overhead at 90 degrees at the ____________ on December,22.

The Earth equatorial diameter is slightly larger than the polar diameter.

What forces cause the Earth to assume the shape of an oblate ellipsoid?

At the moment of the perihelion,the earth's position is _____________________.

The boundary between the half of the Earth in sunlight and the half of the Earth in darkness is the __________.

Latitude:

Explain the difference between a "high sun angle" season and a "low sun angle" season.

An isohyet is an example of an isopleth used to describe altitude.

Which of the following associations in the Southern Hemisphere is incorrect?

Tides are the result of the gravitational attraction of the Moon and Sun.

The earth's axis is always tilted at an angle of __________ degrees to the plane of the ecliptic.

Calculate the current time (or time closest to the nearest hour)at a variety of major cities (for example,London,Paris,New York,Houston,Rio de Janeiro,Calgary).

During Daylight Savings Time (DST)the Earth's rotation is slowed by one hour to lengthen the day by 1 hour.

Using a well known example of a highway (for example,Route 66 from Chicago to California,the Pacific Coast highway from Seattle to Monterey,or Highway Number 1 across Canada)identify time zone changes and changes in the length of day light for a specific time of year.

Compare and contrast the polar,Mercator and Goode map projections.Using examples of different map functions,which map would be most suitable for what task (e.g.navigating the Arctic,representing areas of vegetation etc)?

The Coriolis effect causes flows in the Northern Hemisphere to be deflected to the left.