Reviewing Our Test

Today we went over our test that we took on maps. I got a 23/27 but with my added 2 points I will have a 25/27. Instead of a B I should have and A on the test now. The questions that I messed up on were the Relative and Absolute locations and the questions on timezones. I'm glad that you're taking off the question that nobody got right because it will bump up my grade. We also went over how the exams work. We come in and some teachers don't let us bring our laptops into the classroom. We can study for other exams that day but we have to bring written notes and study guides. We didn't do much because each class was only 40 minutes long. So that was pretty much all we did in class today.

Population

Today we did homework while we waited for David to finish making up the test. After he turned it in we started a powerpoint on Population and Settlement. We learned that there are over 7.6 billion people on the world right now. 90% of that increasing population takes place in developing countries like Africa, South and East Asia, and Latin America. We watched a population clock for a little bit. Every 8 seconds a new person was born in the United States and every 11 seconds someone died. The first year the world got to 1 billion people in population was 1804. 124 years later we made it to 2 billion. Then, in 33 years we reached 3 billion. The world is the most populated today than it's ever been. Population is kind of interesting so far. I can't wait to see what we'll learn about next class.

TEST DAY

Today we took a test on latitude, longitude, maps, and timezones. I thought I was going to do well but I'm pretty sure I got a lot wrong. I guessed on some of the ones about absolute and relative location because I didn't remember going over what certain places were considered. I did my best and I have a pretty good grade currently so I don't think this test will drop my grade down by much. I probably made a stupid mistake on the test, like I do with most tests. Whenever I take a test I usually make at least one stupid mistake. I think I'm going to find a better way to study next time because every time we learn something new in this class I have a hard time remembering it. It's the only subject that I have a hard time in. I think that Social Studies stuff just isn't my thing but I try my best. The next time we have a test I will study better and take it knowing I got a good grade on it.

Reviewing For A Test

I got home late last night and forgot to do my blog. Anyways, yesterday we went over the slideshow for Grids and Timezones to review for our test. There will be questions about longitude and latitude. We will probably have to know where the Arctic Circle, the Tropic of Cancer, the Equator, the Tropic of Capricorn, and the Antarctic Circle are. Where the Prime Meridian is and that it passes through Greenwich, England. That there are 24 timezones. Definitions of site and situation. UTC and GMT. And the creator of one of the first maps : Eratosthenes. I studied for the test so I think I will do well.  I'm ready for the test and glad I prepared.

POP QUIZ ~ preparing for a test

Today we looked at each others test questions that we made yesterday. After we looked at a couple questions we took a POP QUIZ! It was timed and we didn't go back to look at the questions again. I got 3 wrong. The ones I got wrong were some of the easiest ones so I don't know how I got them wrong. I always reread the question on tests to make sure I picked the right one and I couldn't so it was kind of stressful. I will prepare for the test on Monday so I don't fail the test. Hopefully, the pop quiz won't bring down my grade too much. Some of the things on the test will be latitude and longitude, site and situation, and time zones. I'm gonna study the time zones again because I'm terrible at time. I can never figure out different time zones, that's why my phone changes the time for me when I travel. When I went to California, my phone changed the time for me so I didn't have to worry about that. Up until we learned about it, I thought that GMT stood for Greenwich Mountain Time not Greenwich Mean Time. So that's the thing I really have to focus on. I WILL BE READY FOR THE TEST!

Test Questions

1._____ A position expressed in degrees, minutes, and seconds of latitude and longitude is called...?
        A. relative location                      B. absolute location
        C. geography                               D. coordinate
2. _____Longitude lines are also called...?
       A. parallels        B. meridians
       C. lines            
3. _____Latitude lines are also called...?
      A. parallels          B. meridians
      C. equator
4. _____Longitude lines run in what direction...?
      A. east-west         B. west-east
      C. north-south
5. _____Latitude lines run in what direction...?
     A. north-south      B. south-north
     C. east-west
6. _____Which of these is not a tool that geographers use to find where things are...?
    A. site            B. situation
    C. hammer     C. maps
7. _____A region of the globe that observes a uniform standard time for legal, commercial, and social purposes is...?
    A. time zone         B. Prime Meridian
    C. Equator            D. place
8. _____The physical characteristic of a place is...?
   A. situation            B. site
   C. location             D. map
9. _____The location of a place relative to other places is called...?
   A. site                    B. UTC
   C. GMT                 D. situation
10. _____What line passes through Greenwich, England...?
   A. Arctic Circle    B. Tropic of Capricorn
   C. Equator            D. Prime Meridian

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Longitude

Longitude lines are meridians not parallels. It is a geographic coordinate that specifies the east-west position of a point on the Earth's surface. It is measured by imaginary lines cycling the Earth and running through the poles and used to measure distance in degrees east or west of the Prime Meridian. The Prime Meridian passes through Greenwich, England, and is given the position of 0 degrees longitude. They run in north-south directions. They are farthest apart at the Equator and meet at the poles. They cross the Equator at right angles. They are equal in length. A time zone is a region of the globe that observes a uniform standard time for legal, commercial, and social purposes. They follow boundaries of countries because its convenient for areas in close commercial communication to keep the same time. UTC or Coordinated Universal Time is the primary time standard by which the world regulates clocks and time. Greenwich Mean Time or GMT is often used as a synonym for UTC. GMT predates UTC by nearly 300 years. Each 15-degree band of longitude is assigned to a standard time zone.