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Chapter i Latitude and Longitude

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This map of Australia uses parallels and meridians instead of aletter-number grid. Find the locations listed below.

1. What city is at 19°S, 146°E?2. What city is at 12°S, 131°E?3. What body of water is at 15°S, 140° E?4. What are the coordinates of Rockhampton?.5. What are the coordinates of Albany?

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Using Latitude and Longitude fcr Locctions

Practice finding the location of important cities on the latitude and longitude grid.

1 What is your best guess of the latitude — longitude position of the following:

Philadelphia ° latitude .— * longitude

Key West ° latitude' * longitude

2. 90° west longitude runs near

3. 40° north latitude runs near

and

., and

4. If a degree of latitude is about 70 miles from one to another, about how far north of Los

Angeles is Denver? Minneapolis?

5. What degree latitude is the northern boundary of the United States?

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