earth science world map kourtnei bryant january 6, 2011 wd2-cec

Earth Science World MapKourtnei BryantJanuary 6, 2011

WD2-CEC

Table of Contents

Continents

Oceans

Latitude & Longitude

Climate Zones

Global Winds

Nike Show investigation

Map of the Pacific Ocean

Table of Contents Cont.

Analysis of Data

Answers to Questions 1-4

Answers to Questions 1-4 Cont.

Extra Credit

Ocean Surface Currents

Continents

North America

South America

Australia

Antarctica

AfricaAfrica

EuropeAsia

Oceans

Pacific Ocean

Atlantic Ocean

Indian Ocean

Pacific Ocean

Atlantic Ocean

Pacific Ocean

Arctic Ocean

Latitude & Longitude

xIndian Ocean

Y

Atlantic Ocean

Atlantic Ocean

BeijingB

Cairo

C

CT

H

Jakarta

J

LA

Ll

LO

MC

MO

Mum

Mu

NA

NO

NY

NY

R

SE

SY

TK

T

Climate Zones & Latitudes

Tropic Zone: 23.5° N- 23.5° S

Temperate Zone: 23.5° N- 66.5° S

Temperate Zone: 23.5° N- 66.5° S

Polar Zone:66.5° S- 90° S

Polar Zone:66.5° S- 90° S

Global Winds

60°N

60°N

30°N

30°S

0°

60°N

Nike Shoe Investigation

Map of the Pacific OceanWESTEAST

NORTH

SOUTH

8

233

4 56

7

910

Analysis Of Data

1- Define these terms: (a) gyre (b) current (c) eddy

2- By looking at the data you plotted on your map, write a sentence or two describing the general shape of the route or pathway taken by the drifting shoes.

3- Write a few sentences EXPLAINING this pathway using appropriate terms from #1 above.

4- Using an atlas or other reference showing the major surface currents in the Pacific Ocean, (a) List the names for each of the currents that affected the distribution of the shoes, and (b) write them on you map showing their correct location.

Answers to Questions 1-4

1. (a.) gyre is a ringlike system of ocean currents rotating clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and counterclockwise in the Southern Hemisphere

(b.) currents pass from on to the other; circulating

(c.) eddy is a current at variance with the main current in a stream of liquid or gas; having a rotary or whirling motion

2. Most of the drifting shoes stayed in the same place, except for when they separated. The route changed after two years. In two different months, the shoes had a distance apart from one another.

Answers to Questions 1-4 Cont.

3. While the shoes are drifting, they are flowing like currents. Even though some of the shoes wasn’t in a different location, it shows that currents are passing through. In the years that the shoes were spilled, they’re going from one to the other.

4.

Extra Credit

Ocean Surface Currents

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