1. three things that eratosthenes is famous for creating a reliable and logical method to discover prime numbers, he invented the armillary sphere, and was the first person to explain why the nile river floods every year.
2. if it was 10:00 am in Bel air, it would be 7:00 am in portland, oregon, 3:00 pm in greenwich, england, 10:00 am in toronto ontario, and 3:00 am in the south pole.
3. five toponyms named after physical features are bolivia, colombia, the philippines, the dominican republic, and san marino. five toponyms named after native american places are chicago, new york city, seattle, boston, and malibu, california. five toponyms named after a person of prominence are abingdon massachusetts, adams california, baltimore maryland, beals main, and andersonia california. five toponyms that have some religious affiliation are st. charles, santa fe, san juan, san jose, and st. paul.
4. the latitude and longitude for baltimore maryland is 32.2904 N and 76.6122 W, 0.1807 S and 78.4678 W and for Quito Ecuador, 16.8414 S and 179.9813 W for Taveuni, an island in Fiji, 43.5321 S and 172.6362 E for Christchurch, New Zealand, and 58.3019 and 134.4197 for Juneau, Alaska.
5. geographic antipode- the point on Earth's surface diametrically opposite to it.
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