Microsoft Word - GEOG1106_Lab2_Location_Seasons.docx1 PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY LABORATORYName: ________________________________________________ Date: _______________ Location and Seasons Lab...

Need this geography lab done no later than 7 AM my time on Monday January 30, 2023


Microsoft Word - GEOG1106_Lab2_Location_Seasons.docx 1 PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY LABORATORY Name: ________________________________________________ Date: _______________ Location and Seasons Lab Questions ______________________________________________________________________________ ***Please submit only this document at the end of the lab period*** INSTRUCTIONS: Please read the lab reader before beginning this exercise. The following lab questions will be based upon the material given in the lab reader. The course textbook and lecture notes will serve as useful resources for this exercise. Part I: Latitude and Longitude 1. [4] Using the findlatitudeandlongitude.com tool (https://www.findlatitudeandlongitude.com/) find the latitude and longitude (in decimal degrees, and rounding to six significant figures) of the following locations around the UTEP campus. Location Latitude Longitude Sunbowl Stadium Geological Science Building UTEP Library Haskins Center 2. [6] Using the same tool, complete the table below. Location Latitude Longitude 44.4267° N 110.5904° W 25.3457 °S 131.0196° E El Yunque National Forest, Puerto Rico Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe 2 PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY LABORATORY 44.9049 °N 15.6120 °E 50.9462 °S 73.3735° W 3. [10] Convert the latitude and longitude coordinates from decimal degrees to degrees- minutes-seconds for the UTEP Library and Hwange National Park. Show all of your work for both latitude and longitude (or get points deducted). 3 PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY LABORATORY 4. [10] Convert the latitude and longitude coordinates from degrees- minutes-seconds to decimal degrees for the following locations. Show all of your work for both latitude and longitude (or get points deducted). 44° 54’ 18” N, 15° 36’ 43” E = 13° 10’ 24”S, 72° 33’ 4”W = 4 PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY LABORATORY Part II: Earth and Sun Relations 5. [8] Complete the following statements about Earth’s rotation One rotation of the Earth takes ____ hour(s) or ____ day(s). The Earth revolves around the ____. The Earth makes ___ revolution(s) per year. The Earth is tilted on its axis ________ degree(s) from its orbital plane. 6. [8] Indicate whether the following phenomena are a result of rotation or revolution or axial tilt. Day of the year: ___________________________ Time of the day: ___________________________ Season in a given hemisphere: ________________ Sunrise to the east/sunset to the west: ______________ 7. [8] Complete the following statements about Earth’s orbital revolution: The perihelion occurs on _______________________________ The aphelion occurs on _________________________________ Earth’s distance from the sun is increasing from the months of Earth’s distance from the sun is decreasing from the months of 8. [10] Seasons are caused by Earth’s axial tilt and revolution. Explain why they are not caused by distance between the Earth and sun. (Note: You must discuss distance, not tilt and revolution.) (Use complete sentences.) 5 PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY LABORATORY 9. [10] Explain why it may be difficult to convince residents of Melbourne, Australia that the seasons are not caused by the distance between the Earth and the sun? (Hint: Think about the perihelion and aphelion.) (Use complete sentences.) 10. [8] Circle the correct answers (i.e., “short” or “long”) to complete the statements: The Tropic of Cancer has _____ days and ______ nights during winter. The Tropic of Cancer has _____ days and _____ __ nights during summer. The Tropic of Capricorn has ______ days and ________ nights during winter. The Tropic of Capricorn has ______ days and _______ nights during summer. 11. [6] Complete the statements: During Northern Hemisphere winter, the ____________________________ experiences 24 hours of daylight while _______________ experiences 24 hours of darkness. During Northern Hemisphere summer, the _______________________________ experiences 24 hours of daylight while the _________________________________ 6 PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY LABORATORY experiences 24 hours of darkness. 12. [12] For each location, on how many days each year does the sun reach its highest point in the sky for that location? (Hint: Think about if/when the sun passes overhead as Earth progresses through the seasons.) El Paso, TX (32°N): Anchorage, AK (61°N): Quito, Equator (0°): Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (23°S):