Science summative 1 q4

• The map is a flat representation of the Earth.
• The globe is a spherical representation of the Earth.
• These are the special grids on a map called the Longitude and the Latitude.
• Latitude is to horizontal as Longitude is to vertical
• The direction of the longitude is North to South
• The direction of the latitude is east to west
• It is also known as "parallels" 


  Latitude
• The Prime meridian is the line of 0 degree longitude.
• The Equator is the reference point for latitudes.
• The prime meridian can be found in Greenwich, England
• 5 significant line of latitude:

  • Arctic Circle (66.5 degrees N)
  • Tropic of Cancer (23.5 degrees N)
  • Equator (0 degree)
  • Tropic of Capricorn ( 23.5 degrees S)
  • Antarctic Circle (66.5 degrees S)
• The 3 climate conditions are Tropical zone, temperate zones, and frigid zones
• This climate condition is wet and dry 


  Tropical Zone
• This climate condition has 4 seasons (Winter, Summer, Autumn, Spring)


  Temperate zones
• This climate condition has an average temperature of 10 degrees celsius below 


  Frigid zones
• Arctic Circle = Frigid Zone

  Tropic of Cancer = Temperate Zone

  Equator = Tropical Zone

  Tropic of Capricorn = Temperate Zone

  Antarctic Circle = Frigid Zone
• GPS ( Global Positioning System )

  • network of satellites used to tell the position/location of something.
• Coordinate System

  • Set of degrees of latitude and longitude
• The right way of writing coordinates:

  ( lat, long )
• Scientists who studies and analyzes the weather conditions


  Meteorologist
• The anemometer is a weather instrument that measures wind speed
• It is the condition of the atmosphere in a particular day


  Weather
• It is the long-term weather patterns in an area


  Climate
• The equator divides the earth into north and south
• The prime meridian divides the earth into east and west
• This is the Circle of Arctic - 63.5 degrees N

  
• This is the equator - 0 degrees

  
• This is Circle of Antarctic - 63.5 degrees S

  
• This is tropic of cancer - 23.5 degrees N

  
• This is tropic of capricorn - 23.5 degrees S