What percent of the Earth’s surface is covered by oceans?
What percent of Earth’s water is held in each the oceans?
- Pacific
- Indian
- Atlantic
- Southern
- Arctic
Navigate to http://www.purposegames.com/game/a6caa854 and start the World Map activity. Take a screenshot of your results (Windows: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-xp/help/setup/take-a-screen-shot or Mac http://support.apple.com/kb/ht5775). The score on your screenshot will be factored into your grade, however, to get credit your time must complete the activity within 2 minutes. You can do this exercise as many times as you’d like until you’re happy with your score.
Navigate to http://www.purposegames.com/game/110 and start the Oceans and Seas of the World activity. Take a screenshot of your results. The score on your screenshot will be factored into your grade, however, to get credit your time must complete the activity within 10 minutes. You can do this exercise as many times as you’d like until you’re happy with your score.
What is a gyre?
Navigate to http://www.purposegames.com/game/gyres-of-the-world-game and start the Gyres of the World activity. Take a screenshot of your results. The score on your screenshot will be factored into your grade, however, to get credit your time must complete the activity within 10 minutes. You can do this exercise as many times as you’d like until you’re happy with your score.
Latitude and Longitude
What is the equator and where is it located?
What is the Tropic of Cancer and where is it located?
What is the prime meridian and where is it located?
What is the difference between the Prime Meridian and the International Date Line?
What is the latitude of Fort Lauderdale Beach, FL?
What is the longitude of Fort Lauderdale Beach, FL?
What are the coordinates for the North Pole?
Navigate to http://www.purposegames.com/game/longitude-and-latitude-quiz and start the Longitude and Latitude activity. Take a screenshot of your results. The score on your screenshot will be factored into your grade, however, to get credit your time must complete the activity within 10 minutes. You can do this exercise as many times as you’d like until you’re happy with your score.
The Cabin Boy runs into the students and hands you the ship’s radar printout with some coordinates. Almost out of the breath, the Cabin Boy says, “The Captain wants you to figure out what landmass, feature, or city is at those coordinates.”
13.17ºN, 59.56ºW _________________ (landmass)
22.91ºS, 43.20ºW_______________ (city)
58.58ºS, 65.91ºW _______________ (feature)
27.12ºS, 109.37ºW _______________ (landmass)
7.07ºN, 171.27ºE _______________ (landmass)
Plot each of those coordinates on the World Map attached to this assignment. Draw a smooth line that connects the points as the ship sails to each one. Draw and label the Equator and Prime Medidan on the map.
Satisfied with your navigation abilities, you stand up for a break. As you look around, you see other small islands, called atolls.
What is an atoll and how does it form?
