Identifying Map Points

Today in class we located specific significant places on the Mercator, Gall-Peters, and the Robinson map. Some of the places we found were the prime meridian, our nation of origin, which it Italy for me, all seven continents, all five oceans, the international dateline, the tropic of Capricorn, the tropic of Cancer, and The John Carroll School. We also discussed the times zones once again, and we focused on the fact that there are 24 times zones as well as the primer meridian and the international dateline, and their connection to time zones. We also emphasized the places of these two lines. The prime meridian being at 0 degrees latitude, and the international dateline being at 180 degrees latitude. The Prime Meridian is exactly along the 0 degree latitudinal line going through Greenwich, England, while the international dateline is altered to accommodate nation-states near the 180 degree latitudinal line. These two lines are very important in time zones and the way we tell time today!