GEOG 1026: Lab Assignment 2: Longitude, latitude, Time and Directions.
1. If you were halfway between the Equator and the South Pole and one-quarter of the way around Earth to the west of the of the Prime Meridian, what will be your longitude and Latitude? 5
2. You are at 100 N and 900E, you move to a new location which is 250 south and 400 west of your present location. What is your new latitudinal/longitudinal location? 5
3. You are at 200 S and 1650 E, you move to a new location which is 450 north and 500 east from your present location. What is your new latitudinal/longitudinal position? 5
4. If it is 7:30 PM, Thursday in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada (970 W), what time is it in Harare, Zimbabwe (310 E). 5
5. If you depart from San Francisco International Airport at 10:00 PM on Tuesday, what day and time will you arrive in Auckland, New Zealand (1750 E), assuming a flight time of 14 hours. 5
6. Convert the azimuth values listed below to quadrant angles 10
1270 (S 530E)
240
3050
1970
850
7. Convert the quadrant bearings below to azimuths 10
S 710 W (2510)
N 100 W
N 430 E
S 300 E
S 100 W
Dynamic Earth
8. How do clastic sedimentary rocks differ? 5
9. What are the metamorphic equivalents of: 5
Sandstone
Limestone
Shale
Granite
basalt
Total Marks: 55
Assignment Due Date: November 8, 2013
Group work Accepted