Earth Science Maps Anna Dziwanowski January 2011 CECWD2.

Earth Science Maps

Anna DziwanowskiJanuary 2011

CECWD2

Continents

Oceans

Table of Contents

Continents

North America

Asia

Africa

Antarctica

South AmericaAustralia

Europe

Atlantic

Indean

PacificPacific

Southern

Artic

Latitude & Longitude

Indean

Atlantic

BC

CT

H

J

LA

LI

LO

MC

MO

MU

NA

NONY

R

SE

SY

TK

T

Latitude & Longitude

1. Draw a red line along the equator (0 degrees latitude).

2. Draw a purple line along the Prime Meridian (0 degrees longitude).

3. In which ocean is the location 10 degrees S latitude, 75 degrees E longitude located? Mark it on the map with a blue "X" and write the name of the ocean.

4. In which ocean is the location 30 degrees N latitude, 60 degrees W longitude located? Mark it on the map with a blue "Y" and write the name of the ocean.

Latitude & Longitude Cont.

MU. Mumbai: 19°N, 72°ENA. Nairobi: 1°S, 37°ENO. New Orleans: 30°N, 90°WNY. New York: 40°N, 74°WR, Rio de Janeiro: 23°S, 43°WSE. Seattle: 47°N, 122°WSY. Sydney: 34°S, 151°ETK. Tokyo: 35°N, 139°ET. Toronto: 43°N, 79°WT. Toronto: 43°N, 79°W

5. Mark the following cities on the map in red:

B. Beijing: 40°N, 116°EC. Cairo: 30°N, 31°ECT. Cape Town: 34°S, 18°EH. Hong Kong: 22°N, 114°EJ. Jakarta: 6°S, 106°ELA. Los Angeles: 34°N, 118°WLI. Lima: 12°S, 77°WLO. London: 51°N, 0°WMC. Mexico City: 19°N, 99°W MO. Moscow: 55°N, 37°E

Climate Zones & Latitudes

Tropical Zone 23.5°S

Temperate Zone: 23.5°N - 66.5°N

Temperate Zone: 23.5°S - 66.5°S

Artic Zone 66.5°N -90°N

Artic Zone 66.5°S -90°S

Global Winds

60°S

0°

30°S

30°N

60°N

Polar Easterlies

Westerlies

Trade Winds

Westerlies

Polar Easterlies

Nike Shoe Investigation

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Map of Pacific Ocean

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10North Pacific Drift

Alaska Current

California current

Pacific equatorial counter current

ANALYSIS OF DATA:1- Define these terms: (a) gyre (b) current (c) eddy(a) Any large system of rotating ocean currents, particularly those involved with large wind movements.(b) A continuous, directed movement of ocean water generated by the forces acting upon this main flow.(c) Fluid dynamics, the swirling of a fluid and the reverse current created when the fluid flows past an obstacle.2- By looking at the data you plotted on your map, write a sentence or two describing the general shape of the route or pathwaytaken by the drifting shoes. From look at the map the shoes look like they went in a circular motion after a while because 8 curves to 9 and 9 curves to 10 where all the shoes first ended up.

3- Write a few sentences EXPLAINING this pathway using appropriate terms from #1 above. Number one had started out alone and then the current caused 2-7 to jumble up by its directed movment to the right, then the grye started to move down to the 8th spot in a circlular movement. And then finally eddy started toform, when hitting an island which reversed the current ending back up to where 2-7 where and reaching the 10th and final spot. 4- Using an atlas or other reference showing the major surface currents in the Pacific Ocean, (a) List the names for each of thecurrents that affected the distribution of the shoes, and (b) write them on you map showing their correct location. .

Extra Credit5- Using a more detailed map or an atlas showing the Pacific Ocean with a distance scale, calculate approximately how far theshoes traveled between the point where they spilled and their first landfall. The shoes travel about 1,400mi between there first landing and there second landing.

6- Considering the distance you figured in #5, and the time it took for the shoes to make their first landfall, (a) What was thespeed of the current moving those shoes in kilometers per day? (b) miles per day? (c) kilometers per hour? (d) miles per hour?

7- Calculate approximately how far the shoes traveled between California and Hawaii. Between California and Hawaii they traveled about 2,000mi.

8- Considering the distance you figured in #6, and the time it took for the shoes to move from California to Hawaii (a) Whatwas the speed of the current moving those shoes in kilometers per day? (b) miles per day? (c) kilometers per hour? (d) milesper hour?

9- Name the two surface currents you have been studying in the above questions.

10- Based on your calculations, rank the two surface currents according to their speed.

11- Based on the average speed of the two currents, how long would it take for plankton drifting off the coast of San Franciscoto reach Santa Monica Bay?Credits: