Place: Unique Location of a Feature

Question 1

location

Answer 1

position that something occupies on earths surface

Question 2

toponym

Answer 2

name given to a place on earth

Question 3

site

Answer 3

physical characteistics of place

Question 4

situation

Answer 4

location of place relative to other places

Question 5

mathematical location

Answer 5

absolute location

Question 6

how to find absolute location

Answer 6

degrees longitude and latitude
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‘‘=seconds

Question 7

meridians

Answer 7

longitude

Question 8

parallels

Answer 8

latitude

Question 9

primemeridian

Answer 9

greenwhich england 0 degrees longitude

Question 10

equator

Answer 10

0degrees latitude

Question 11

north and south pole

Answer 11

90 degrees latitude n and S of equator

Question 12

meridian opposite of primemeridian

Answer 12

180 degrees longitude

Question 13

international date line

Answer 13

180 degrees longitude

Question 14

time calculating

Answer 14

as you travel east, every 15 degrees, is one hour ahead

as you travel west, every 15 degress is one hour less

going east (to USA) across international date line, back clock 24 hours

going west (to asia) acrosss interantional date line, add 24 hours

Question 15

greenwich mean time

Answer 15

the universal time = 0 degrees longitude