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Map Skills II: Latitude, Longitude, and Modern Geospatial Tools — Homework
Answer using full coordinate notation (degrees plus N/S and E/W) where asked, and explain your reasoning in complete sentences for the short-answer items.
- 1.State which grid of lines -- latitude or longitude -- measures distance from the equator, and which measures distance from the Prime Meridian.
- 2.A city is located at 33 degrees S, 151 degrees E. Is it north or south of the equator? East or west of the Prime Meridian?
- 3.Earth turns 360 degrees in 24 hours. About how many degrees of longitude equal one time zone (one hour)?
- 4.A wildlife agency wants to track how a herd of migrating animals moves across a national park over a full year without following them on foot. Which geospatial tool would you recommend, and why?
- 5.Explain in your own words why longitude, not latitude, determines time zones.
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