Geography

Geography 101

Exercise 1

Name Alysha Mistry

Answer the following 5 questions in the space provided (2 points each). 1. You have just finished Geography 101, and you received an A. You are so excited that you want to call Kimiko, a friend in Tokyo, Japan, to tell her all about it. You know that she will be leaving on a two– week trip to Kyoto at 10:00 AM (Tokyo time) on Thursday, December 19. After what time and day (Pacific Standard Time) will your call be too late to reach Kimiko before she leaves?

After Wednesday, December 18th at 6:00 PM it will be too late to reach Kimiko before she leaves.

2. What are the latitude and longitude for the antipode of Honolulu, Hawaii (use 21°18’ N and 157°50’ W for Honolulu’s latitude and longitude. Give the location to the nearest minute)? In what geographic unit is it located (give the name of the continent or ocean)?

Location to the nearest minute: 21 degrees 18 minutes North and 157 degrees 50 minutes West It is a city in the island of Oahu in the Hawaiin Islands and is located on the Pacific Ocean.

3. a. Which scale represents a larger scale map: 1:24,000 or 1:2,000?

1:2,000 represents a larger scale map.

b. Which scale represents a larger scale map: 1:62,500 or “One inch equals one mile” 1:62,500 represents a larger scale map. 4. a. Is Denver, Colorado north or south of Paris, France?

Denver, Colorado is south of Paris, France.

b. Is Denver, Colorado north or south of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia?

Denver, Colorado is north of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

5. You are flying from Detroit, Michigan, to Seoul, Korea. You have a choice of connecting through Los Angeles, San Francisco, or Seattle. If you wish to minimize the mileage for your flight, which city would you fly through and why? A connecting flight to Seattle, Washington would be the shortest amount of miles when traveling to Seoul, Korea. It would be a total of 7,112.45 miles which is the shortest amount of distance when compared to the other two cities. A...