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Terrestrial Coordinate Explorer – Student Guide
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Background Material
Answer the following questions after reviewing the background materials.
The lines on the figure to the right depict points which have the
same…
latitude
longitude
The [Prime Meridian/Equator/North Pole/South Pole/International
Date Line] is the line of points which are…
0° N
0° E
90° N
90° S
(about) 180° W
What another way to write 40.25° N?
40° 15’ N
40° 25’ N
40° 41’67” N
What is the latitude of an observer that sees the North Star at an angle of 20° above the
observer’s horizon?
10°
20°
40°
70°
Roughly speaking, each time zone is approximately how many degrees of longitude
apart?
1°
15°
24°
60°
Flat Map Version
Open the Terrestrial Coordinate Explorer – Flat Map
Click on “show cities” and “show map features”
Use the explorer to answer the following questions
Which city shown in the explorer is closest to the equator?
Havanah
Lima
Monrovia
Singapore
Which labeled point is closest to the 180° E?
Barrow
McMurdo Station
Canberra
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Casablanca
What, approximately, is the latitude of the Tropic of Cancer?
0° N
23.5° N
23.5° S
66.5° S
What is the longitude of the Antartic Circle?
66.5° E
66.5° W
it contains all points of longitude.
Which city is closest to to Barrow, Alaska?
Lincoln, NE
Beijing, China
Murmansk, Russia
Reykjavik, Iceland
Which of the continents below is largest?
Antarctica
Australia
South America
If a jet is to circumnavigate the globe at constant latitude, launching from which city will
result in the shortest trip?
Buenos Aries
McMurdo Station
Murmansk
Singapore
All of them will result in about the same length of trip.
If a jet is to circumnavigate the globe at constant longitude, launching from which city
will result in the longest trip?
Buenos Aries
McMurdo Station
Murmansk
Singapore
All of them will result in about the same length of trip.
The International Date Line is east or west of 5° 30’ S, 154° 30’ W?
east
west
What is the direction to fly from Washington D.C. to Beijing to result in the shortest trip?
north
east
south
west
Globe Version
Open the Terrestrial Coordinate Explorer – Globe
Enable “show cities” and “show map features”
Check your answers to the flat map questions with the globe version.
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Posttest Score:
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