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Measuring Earth

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  • What does Longitude measure?
    East and West of the Prime Meridian
  • What do we use to measure locations on the Earth's surface?
    Longitude and Latitude
  • Use the isolines. What is the interval for this map?
    20 ft
  • What is the latitude of the equator?
    0 Degrees
  • Look at the picture. If you are located at the black dot and the time is 10:00 am, what time is it at the black circle?
    8:00am
  • What is the latitude and longitude of point B?
    20 Degrees S and 50 Degrees W
  • The diagram below is a contour map. Between which two points is the slope the steepest?
    P to D
  • Which point lies on the 60 Degrees North Latitude line?
    D
  • What does Latitude measure?
    North and South of the Equator
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