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If you take a ruler and make one measurement up from the floor and one
measurement from the corner of the room, you can come up with two numbers
that exactly describe the location of any point on the entire wall.
If you do exactly the same thing on the globe, you can come up with two numbers
that exactly describe the location of any point on the entire Earth. You just have to
know where each measurement starts from. And the rulers are printed right there
on the globe for you.
Kathleen Cruickshank
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∙ 11y agoso they know witch direction there going in
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What Imaginary lines that help us determine location?
equator , prime merdian
Do lines of latitude help us determine absolute location?
Lines of latitude must be used with lines of longitude to help us find the absolute location. Lines of latitude alone cannot determine absolute location.
What does longitude and latitude lines help us do?
Latitude and longitude are angles used to describe the location of any point on Earth. They are the 'address' of the point.
What is the latitude and longitude for San Jose US?
37 deg 20' N latitude, 121deg 53' W longitude.
Longitude in a sentence?
If you know the latitude and longitude of the island you can pinpoint its location on the map.
What Imaginary lines that help us determine location?
equator , prime merdian
What are the lines on maps and globes that help us find places?
Longitude and latitude
Do lines of latitude help us determine absolute location?
Lines of latitude must be used with lines of longitude to help us find the absolute location. Lines of latitude alone cannot determine absolute location.
What does longitude and latitude lines help us do?
Latitude and longitude are angles used to describe the location of any point on Earth. They are the 'address' of the point.
What is the latitude and longitude for San Jose US?
37 deg 20' N latitude, 121deg 53' W longitude.
What is the absolute lacation of Washington DC?
What is the latitude and longitude of the US Capitol? Latitude: 38°53'23N Longitude: 77°00'27W
What is the latitude and longitude of New Orleans in US?
Latitude: N 29° 57' 52.9999" Longitude: W 90° 4' 14.0002"
What us the latitude and longitude of guatamala?
14.635843, -90.512132
Longitude in a sentence?
If you know the latitude and longitude of the island you can pinpoint its location on the map.
How can 2 coordinates help you navigate the world?
longitude and latitude
What is the latitude and longitude at the mouth of the Huang He River in China?
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How latitude and longitude are useful to us?
to locate and find the place
