Hurricane warning!This is hurricane season Hurricane season refers to a period in a year when hurricanes usually form. For more information see: Tropical cyclone#Times of formation. For a lists of past seasons, see:
In 1999, Hurricane Floyd This article is about the 1999 hurricane. For other storms of the same name, see Tropical Storm Floyd (disambiguation). Hurricane Floyd was the sixth named storm, fourth hurricane, and third major hurricane in the 1999 Atlantic hurricane season. caused 51 deaths, $6 billion in damages--and the largest hurricane evacuation in U.S. history. The map shows Floyd's path. To locate places on the map, you need to understand latitude and longitude latitude and longitude Coordinate system by which the position or location of any place on the Earth's surface can be determined and described. Latitude is a measurement of location north or south of the Equator. . Latitude: Lines of latitude measure distance in degrees ([degrees]) north and south of the equator, an imaginary line In general, an imaginary line is any sort of line that has only an abstract definition, and does not exist in fact. As a geographical concept, an imaginary line may serve as an arbitrary division (such as a border). that circles the globe exactly halfway between the North and South poles North and South Poles figurative ends of the earth. [Geography: Misc.] See : Remoteness (see top globe). The equator is at 0[degrees] latitude. As you travel north (N) or south (S) of the equator, latitude increases--up to 90[degrees]N at the North Pole and 90[degrees]S at the South Pole. Longitude: Lines of longitude measure distance in degrees east and west of the prime meridian, art imaginary line that passes through Greenwich, England (see bottom globe). The prime meridian is at 0[degrees] longitude. As you travel east (E) or west (W) of Greenwich, longitude increases--up to the 180[degrees] meridian, which is located in the Pacific Ocean. All longitude lines meet at the North and South poles. Global Grid: When latitude and longitude lines are combined, they form a grid (see map). Any spot on Earth can be located by latitude and longitude. Example: New Orleans is located at 30[degrees]N, 90[degrees]W. QUESTIONS 1. Latitude measures distance in degrees from what line shown on the top globe? -- 2. Longitude measures distance in degrees from what line shown on the bottom globe? -- 3. Floyd became a hurricane on what day? -- 4. What were Floyd's latitude and longitude when it changed to a hurricane? -- 5. On September 14, Floyd's winds pounded which group of islands? -- 6. Which city shown on the map is closest to 26[degrees]N, 80[degrees]W? -- 7. Which city on the map is located near 33[degrees]N, 80[degrees]W? -- 8. Hurricane Floyd first hit the U.S. coast near which city and slate on the map? -- 9. What happened to Floyd's wind speed after it hit land? -- 10. At 40[degrees]N, Floyd was just east of which state? -- ANSWERS 1. equator 2. prime meridian 3. September 10, 1999 4. 20[degrees]N, 60[degrees]W 5. Bahamas 6. Miami, Florida 7. Charleston, South Carolina South Carolina, state of the SE United States. It is bordered by North Carolina (N), the Atlantic Ocean (SE), and Georgia (SW). Facts and Figures Area, 31,055 sq mi (80,432 sq km). Pop. (2000) 4,012,012, a 15. 8. Wilmington, North Carolina For other places with the same name, see Wilmington (disambiguation). Wilmington is a city in New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States. The population was estimated at 100,000 as of 2006;[1] 9. It slowed down. 10. New Jersey |
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