Chapter 1 Key Issue #2

Thinking about Place

pgs. 11-16

1. Toponyms

Using the following web site http://home.comset.net/freshspb/history/ describe the reasons for the various names for St. Petersburg.___________________________________________________

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*Using the following site http://theory.tifr.res.in/bombay/history/ diescribe how Mumbai got its name as well as who changed it to Bombay and why?____________________________________________

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2. Site

* Describe the site of the Hawaiian Islands______________________________________________

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3. Situation

Describe the situation of San Diego.__________________________________________________

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*Why is the situation of San Diego valueable to:

The millitary_______________________________________________________________

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The economy_____________________________________________________________

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What is the mathmatical location of San Diego?__________________________________________

4. Time

*What is used to determine time zones?_______________________________________________

Using the following web site http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/ find the times for the

following cities:

Rome_______________ San Francisco______________

Adelaide_____________ Islamabad________________

*If a plane travels 45° of longitude, how many time zones will it travel through?______________

*What would be the problem of moving the International Date Line from its current location?__________

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