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PLANETA RESOURCE GUIDE

Geography Guide

PLANETA FORUM

Sometimes I think war is God's way of teaching us geography.
- Maps Notebook

PHOTO GALLERY: Maps
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CURRENT WORK

Walk with the Weavers - Working with weavers in Teotitlán del Valle, we are locating their workshops via Google Earth and encouraging them to include maps (croquis) on business cards and flyers.

Oaxaca's Historic Trees - We are working with Francisco Verástegui to create an interactive map that shows the location of notable and historic trees of Oaxaca. Follow the trees.

ANTIPODES

The antipode is the point on the opposite side of the earth from another point so situated that a line drawn from the one to the other passes through the center of the Earth and forms a true diameter. For example, the antipode of New Zealand's North Island lies in Spain.

To find an antipode, take a specific latitude and convert it to the opposite hemisphere. Then, take the longitude of the place you want to find the antipode of and subtract the longitude from 180. Antipodes are always 180° longitude away.

Antipodes - Wikipedia
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Antipodes Map
Antipodes - Peakbagger

CONTINENT

A continent is one of several large landmasses on Earth. They are generally identified by convention rather than any strict criteria, but seven areas are commonly regarded as continents – they are (from largest in size to smallest): Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia.

Continent - Wikipedia

GEOCACHING

Geocaching is an international game in which GPS users utilize coordinates from an online database to search for caches that have been set up by individuals and organizations.

Geocaching
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GEOCODING

A geocoded photograph is a photograph which is associated with a geographical location. A geocoded image can be associated to geographical coordinates such as latitude and longitude or a physical address.

Geocoded photo - Wikipedia