Banana

• Coordinate system


  A system that uses coordinates to establish positions
• The Philippine geographic coordinate is 13°0'0"N; 122°0'0" E
• Longitude


  Vertical lines from east to west of the prime meridian
• Latitude


  Horizontal lines from north or south of the equator (0)
• Equator


  It separates the Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere
• The maximum latitude degree is only 90° above and below the equator
• The maximum longitude degree is 180 degrees at west and east
• Hemisphere


  Half of a sphere, globe, or celestial body
• The Eastern Hemisphere contains

  • Asia
  • Europe
  • Africa
  • Australia
• The Western Hemisphere contains


  • Americas
  • Oceania
• Prime Meridian


  The line of 0 longitude that stretches from north pole to south pole
• The location of the Philippines is Zone 51 North 120° East, 126° East longitude, Central meridian of 123 East longitude
• World Time Zone Map


  Designates the different standard time zones observed in each country
• UTM (Universal Transverse Mercator)


  Global projection that divides the earth into 60 zones of 6 degrees each
• Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)


  The time zone that runs through the UK, France, Spain, Algeria, Mali, and Ghana
• Universal Coordinated Time (UTC)


  The time zone that is 0 degrees east and west of the Greenwich meridian
• GPS (Global Positioning System)


  A network of orbiting satellites that send details of their position in space back to earth
• Navigation devices are used to calculate the exact position, speed, and time at the vehicle location
• GPS was first invented by the US for military uses
• Continent


  One of Earth's main divisions of land mass