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Tallahassee meridian

Tallahassee meridian is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Tallahassee meridian rather than just read about it. In short: The Tallahassee meridian, in longitude 84° 16′ 37.59″ west from the prime meridian at Greenwich, runs north and south from the initial point on the base line at Tallahassee, in latitude 30° 26′ 04.12″ north, and as a principal meridian governs the surveys in Florida and Alabama as part of the Public Land Survey System. The "Tallahassee meridian" survey monument (see survey marker) is located at the intersection of t…

Key takeaways

Tallahassee meridian belongs to science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Tallahassee meridian to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Tallahassee meridian from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

The Tallahassee meridian, in longitude 84° 16′ 37.59″ west from the prime meridian at Greenwich, runs north and south from the initial point on the base line at Tallahassee, in latitude 30° 26′ 04.12″ north, and as a principal meridian governs the surveys in Florida and Alabama as part of the Public Land Survey System. The "Tallahassee meridian" survey monument (see survey marker) is located at the intersection of these lines of longitude and latitude (the longitude line being the "Tallahassee meridian" and the latitude line being the "Tallahassee Parallel" or "Tallahassee Base Line"). This survey monument serves as the initial point for U.S. government surveys in the state of Florida. The 6 mile × 6 mile townships originate from here and are numbered by township (see survey township) depending upon whether they are north or south of this point, and are numbered by "range" depending upon whether they are east or west of this point. Thus, Township 3 South Range 26 East would extend from approximately 12 to 18 miles South of the monument, and would be positioned from approximately 150 to 156 miles East of the monument. Each township/range is then divided into 36 sections of 1 mile by 1 mile each. This survey monument can be found in Cascades Park near the amphitheater. The monument originally marked the southwest corner of a section of land given in gratitude by the United States to Marquis de la Fayette (see Lafayette Land Grant) — his lands being part of Township 1 North Range 1 East. Photographs of the marker are published by the Principal Meridian Project.

See also List of principal and guide meridians and base lines of the United States

References Raymond, William Galt (1914). Plane Surveying for Use in the Classroom and Field (via Internet Archive). New York: American Book Company.

External links "Cadastral Survey [Tallahassee Meridian]". U.S. Bureau of Land Management. Archived from the original on 2012-10-19. Retrieved 2012-10-06. "Principal Meridians and Base Lines". U.S. Bureau of Land Management. Archived from the original on 2012-10-18. Retrieved 2012-10-06. "Tallahassee Principal Meridian, Tallahassee, FL". Principal Meridian Project. Retrieved 2012-10-06. "Tallahassee Meridian". The Center for Land Use Interpretation. Retrieved 2012-10-06.

Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Tallahassee meridian

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Tallahassee meridian claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Tallahassee meridian before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Tallahassee meridian ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Tallahassee meridian

In research: Tallahassee meridian appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Tallahassee meridian in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Tallahassee meridian is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Geography of Florida, Meridians and base lines of the United States, Named meridians, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Tallahassee meridian outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Tallahassee meridian in 20 minutes

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Frequently asked questions

What is Tallahassee meridian in simple terms?

Why does Tallahassee meridian matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Tallahassee meridian?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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