STEP 2 - Using Google Earth, answer the following questions.
Determine the latitude and longitude of the following cities.
1. New York, NY
lat. 40 degrees N long. 74 degrees W
2. Tokyo, Japan
lat. 35 degrees N long. 139 degrees E
3. Sydney, Australia lat33 degrees S long. 151 degrees E
Determine which city lies at each of these coordinate pairs.
4. 42 21’ 31” N, 71 03’ 35” W= Boston, Mass.
5. 48 51’ 24” N, 2 21’ 08” E= Paris, France
6. 12 02’ 52” S, 77 03’ 44” W= Lima, Peru
There are 5 important lines of latitude (parallels) which are frequently referred to in
dealing with the geographic grid. Indicate the latitude (including hemisphere) for
each.
7. Equator = 0 degrees no hemisphere
8. Tropic of Cancer= 23.5 degrees N
9. Tropic of Capricorn= 23.5 degrees S
10. Arctic Circle = 66.5 degrees N
11. Antarctic Circle= 66.5 degrees S
12. The maximum number of degrees of latitude possible is 90 degrees in one
direction.
13. The maximum number of degrees of longitude possible is 180 degrees in one
direction.
14. What is the latitudinal distance between 20 S and 44 S? 24 degrees of latitude
15. What is the latitudinal distance between 20 S and 44 N? 59 degrees of latitude
16. “Search” these latitude and longitude coordinates 27.988406 N, 86.924983 E.
Once you are
there push the up arrow on the eye controller until your viewing angle is parallel
with the ground,
then rotate your view.
What feature are you looking at? Mount Everest
What is its elevation? 8848m/29028ft