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Geo101
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Question | Answer |
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Distance around the Earth | 8,000 miles |
Circumference around the Earth | pi x 8,000 (25,000 miles) |
Area of the world | circumference x distance |
Rhumb Line | constant compass direction -Rhumb lines that are Great Circles = all longitude, the equator -otherwise, small circles & not the shortest route |
Solar Radiation | Four major factors: -intensity -duration -slope aspect -atmospheric interference |
Intensity (solar radiation) | Maximum where ever the sun is straight up -annual average at the equator -minimum at the poles |
Duration (solar radiation) | Everyone gets 6 months of sunshine. -North Pole, 6 months of light, 6 months of dark |
Great Summer Bloom | takes place far North, but not at the ice caps |
albeito | the reflection of light in objects |
distance to the sun | 100,000,000 miles |
distance between time zones | 15 degrees |