10/15 assignment

What did Eratosthenes accomplish

1.  He estimated the distance between the sun and earth and the moon and earth.
2. He also created The Sieve of Eratosthenes, which is a system that makes it easier to find prime numbers.
3. He was the first person to conclude why the Nile River flooded every year.

What time is it in... if it is 10:00 in Bel Air?

1. In Portland, Oregon it is 7:00
2. In Greenwich, England it is 3:00
3. In Toronto, Ontario it is 10:00
4. In the South Pole it is 4:00

Locations and place names

1. Some toponyms named after physical features are Ecuador, Campo Grande, Salt Lake City, Boston, MA
2.  Some toponyms named after Native American places are Alaska, Alabama, Colorado, California, and Delaware.
3. Some toponyms named after people are Bolivia, Columbia, El Salvador, Israel, and Cambodia

Latitude and Longitude

1. Baltimore, MD- 39.290580, -76.609260
2. Quito, Ecuador- -0.194408, -78.490368
3. Taveuni, an island in Fiji--17.813030, 178.129721
4. Christchurch, New Zealand--43.509102, 172.541120
5. Juneau, Alaska-58.30032 degrees N,-134.3176 degrees E

The definition of Geographic Antipode is any spot on Earth is the point on Earth's surface diametrically opposite to it

1. Departmento Conesa, RN, Argentina
2. Perth, Australia
3. (39° 25' 39.3" S, 103° 41' 34.6" E) -39.427585, 103.692945