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Vacation Spots Around the World
The objective of the assignment is to correctly use the distance and midpoint formulas. Even though
the Earth is round, we can still do the assignment using the straight line formulas as practice.
The directions are as follows: 1. Use the correct formula to find a point on the globe.
2. Using
Google Earth you are to navigate to that point, zoom in, and write down what you see. 3. Take a
picture of the screen by holding down on the power button and then pressing the home button.
Hint: coordinates are given (N or S, E or W). Remember to switch them before putting them
into the formulas. E and W are your X values. N or S are your Y values.
The set up: You are traveling from city to city around the globe. As you make your itinerary, you find
some interesting points along the way to stop at and sight see.
Use the midpoint formula for questions 1 and 2 to find your midpoint destination.
1. From point 16.25631S 32.86113W to point 27.35451S to 65.31885W
What is your midpoint?_______________________________________
What do you see?____________________________________________
2. From point 78.23230N 14.53675E to point 10.25638N 1.00253E
What is your midpoint?_______________________________________
What do you see?____________________________________________
Find the point of destination using the midpoint and the starting point for questions 3 - 4 and then find
the distance from endpoint to endpoint.
3. Starting point is 23.82641N 115.23555E and midpoint is 35.85602N 111.08097E
What is your point of destination?________________________________
What is the distance between the two endpoints?___________________
What do you see?_____________________________________________
4. Starting point is 35.83380S 16.49423W and midpoint is 27.18145S 43.372045W
What is your point of destination?________________________________
What is the distance between the two endpoints?___________________
What do you see?_____________________________________________
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Vacation Spots Around the World
Use the information given to find either the midpoint or the point of destination.
5. From point 10.10321S 4.99399W to point 121.96397N 1.24275W
What is your midpoint?_______________________________________
What do you see?____________________________________________
6. Starting point is 17.08351N 34.08332W and midpoint is 25.38815N 68.019795W
What is your point of destination?________________________________
What is the distance between the two endpoints?___________________
What do you see?_____________________________________________
7. Starting point is 52.33576S 28.44235W and midpoint is 0.34251S 15.84932W
What is your point of destination?________________________________
What is the distance between the two endpoints?___________________
What do you see?_____________________________________________
8. From point 35.37916S 22.17634E to point 137.06748N 22.52066W
What is your midpoint?_______________________________________
What do you see?____________________________________________
9. From point 40.25164N 101.99473E to point 104.2291S 203.14865E
What is your midpoint?_______________________________________
What do you see?____________________________________________
10. Starting point is 84.66238S 113.34165W and midpoint is 52.30575S 91.487705W
What is your point of destination?________________________________
What is the distance between the two endpoints?___________________
What do you see?_____________________________________________
11. From point 13.12176S 5.16338E to point 90.90732N 187.0082W
What is your midpoint?_______________________________________
What do you see?____________________________________________
12. Starting point is 98.02056N 15.25184E and midpoint is 74.93458N 7.348645E
What is your point of destination?________________________________
What is the distance between the two endpoints?___________________
What do you see?_____________________________________________