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Ancient Cartography: Eratosthenes was a Greek astronomer, geographer, and mathematician who lived from 276-194 B.C.

Time Zones:
Portland, Orgeon- 7:00 AM.
Greenwich, England- 3:00 PM.
Toronto, Ontario- 10:00 AM.
The South Pole- 3:00 PM.

Locations and place names:
List five toponyms that are named after physical features: 

• Bharat.
• Bolivia.
• Cambodia.
• Colombia.
• Cook Islands. 

 List five toponyms that are named after Native American places: 

• Philadelphia.
• Sante Fe, New Mexico.
• Providence, Rhode Island.
• Chicago. 
• New York City.

List five toponyms that are named after a person of prominence: 

• Abbot, Maine- John Abbot (treasurer of Bowdoin College).
• Abbott, Texas- Joseph Abbott (Texas politician). 
• Abernathy, Texas- Monroe Abernathy (one of the developers of the town).
• Abington, Massachusetts- Anne Venables Bertie, Countess of Abington, Cambridgeshire. 
• Ackerman, California- John Q. Ackerman (first postmaster). 

List five toponyms that have some religious affiliation: 

Sangre De Cristo mountains -- (Blood of Christ)

• San Francisco -- (St. Francis) 
• St. Paul (Minn.) 
• Bethlehem (Penn.) 
• St. Charles (M0.)
• San Jose (Cal.) -- (St. Joseph)

Latitude and Longitude: 

• Baltimore, Maryland- 39.2904 N, 76.6122 W.
• Quito, Ecuador- 0.1807 S, 78.4678 W.
• Taveuni, an island in Fiji- 16.8414 S, 179.9813 W. 
• Christchurch, New Zealand- 43.5321 S, 172.6362  E.
• Juneau, Alaska- 58.3019 N, 134.4197 W.  

Antipodes: 

• Geographic Antipode- In geography, the antipode of any spot on Earth is the point on Earth's surface diametrically opposite to it; the antipodes of a region similarly represent the area opposite it. 

Finding the Antipode locations: 

• Beijing, China- Departamento Conesa, RN, Argentina.
• Bermuda- Most likely the ocean.
• My house- Most likely the ocean.