24. - means the angle of tilting of the
earth’s axis from the line perpendicular
to the plane of its orbit 23 ¼ degrees.
25.
26.
27.
28. It occurs once a year in December
when the Sun’s track across the
Australian reaches its highest point. It is
the day that has the most daylight hours
of any in the year.
29. -It occur during September when the
earth experiences equal length of day
and night and this is call the equinox.
30. It is the day of the year that has the
least daylight hours of any in the year and
usually occurs on June 21 but can occur
between 20 and 22 of June.
31. In this period the sun rays are directly
overhead at noon along Equator in the
Northern Hemisphere. The Earth
experience equal duration of day and
night and also called Equinox.
32. it is the equal distribution of the
length of day and night.
33.
34.
35. Was based on the Greenwich Prime
Meridian or 0 degrees as agreed upon the
International conference in Washington DC
IN 1884.
36.
37. In his Cosmographical (1595) uses
prime meridian, then they can be called
Eastern Hemisphere and Western
Hemisphere.
41. Read the direction carefully:
Answer the question on the space provided before
each number.
_______ 1. It is the spinning of the Earth on its axis as
it revolves around the sun.
_______ 2. One basic movement of the Earth as its
orbits around the sun
_______ 3. This season happens every twenty first or
twenty second of June.
_______ 4. It is equal distribution of length of day
and night on Earth.
_______ 5. This is the basis for determining time all
over the globe.
42. Assignment:
Read about the ‘’ Continents of the
Earth’’ on page 13-14, of Places and
Landscape of the Changing World-Soc.
Stud 103.
