Monday, October 15, 2018

in class assignment

1. Eratosthenes is known for making the first accurate measurement of the circumference of Earth.
2. Another thing Eratosthenes is known for is being the second head librarian of the Library of Alexandria
3. Eratosthenes also created a mathematical technique that shows a way to find all prime numbers to a specific integer.
4. It would be 7:00 am in Oregon.
5. It would be 3:00 pm in Greenwich.
6. It would be 10:00 am in Toronto.
7. The time would be 3:00 am at the South Pole.
8. Five toponyms named after physical features are Iceland, Greenland, Rocky Mountains, Grand Canyon, Long Island.
9. Five toponyms named after Native American places are Iowa, Alaska, Arizona, Hawaii, Connecticut.
10. Five toponyms named after important people are Washington D.C, Baltimore, Virginia, Georgia, and Louisiana.
11. Five toponyms that have a religious affiliation are San Fransico, St. Paul, Santa Fe, Bethlehem, and San Juan.
12. The coordinates for Baltimore MD are 39.2904° N, 76.6122° W.
13. The coordinates for Quito, Ecuador are 0.1807° S, 78.4678° W.
14. The coordinates for Taveuni, Fiji are 16.8414° S, 179.9813° W. 
15. The coordinates for Christchurch, New Zealand are 43.5321° S, 172.6362° E.
16. The coordinates for Juneau, Alaska are 58.3019° N, 134.4197° W. 
17. Geographic Antipode is the point on Earth that's located directly opposite to a specific geographic location, which would be the farthest point in the world from that specific location.
18. The antipode of Beijing, China is Greenwich, English.
19. Shoalwater Western Australia, Australia is the antipode of Bermuda.
20. Augusta, Western Australia, Australia is the antipode of my house.

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