KEY QUESTION 2

Question 1

Time zone

Answer 1

A region of the globe that observes a uniform standard time for legal, commercial and social purposes.

Question 2

UTC

Answer 2

Coordinated Universal Time- the primary time standard by which the world regulates the clock and time

Question 3

GMT

Answer 3

Greenwich Mean Time-the mean solar time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich in England

Question 4

Daylight savings time

Answer 4

time adjusted to achieve longer daylight time

Question 5

Standard Deviation

Answer 5

when you add or subtract one hour from the UTC

Question 6

Geographic grid

Answer 6

system of imaginary arcs drawn in a grid pattern on Earth’s surface

Question 7

Latitude

Answer 7

geographic coordinate that specifies the north and south position

Question 8

Longitude

Answer 8

geographic coordinate that specifies the east and west position on Earth’s surface

Question 9

Parallels

Answer 9

constant lines of latitude

Question 10

Meridians

Answer 10

connect points with the same longitude

Question 11

Prime Meridian

Answer 11

zero of longitude

Question 12

Map Scale

Answer 12

relationship of a feature’s size on a map to it’s actual size on Earth

Question 13

Projection

Answer 13

Scientific method of transferring locations on Earth’s surface to a flat map