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How has the position of north America relative to the equator changed over the last 200 million years?
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It has moved North of it
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What describes your position on the earth?
Longitude and Latitude are generally what are used to describe your position on the earth. Longitude describes your East-West position relative to some point, and latitude describes your North-South position relative to the Equator. These were historically measured with astronomical observations, but are now most commonly determined by Global Positioning System instruments.
What season is earth in when it east of the sun?
"East of the Sun" does not make sense. The directions North, South, East and West are relative to the Earth's prime meridian and equator, or to a specific spot on the Earth, not relative to a position with respect to the Sun. Please restate the question.
What are the Factors affecting the climate of Canada?
whether it is closer to the equator or not varies what the climate would be
Air near the equator average higher temperatures than air near the poles?
c. sunlight falls in a more vertical position at the equator than near the poles.
Which Continent that has a rain forest is furthest away from the equator?
The biome that can be found furthest from the equator is the tundra. The tundra is characterized with short growing seasons and low temperatures.
How has the position of of North America relative to the equator changed over the last 200 million years?
It has moved North of it
How is the position of north America relative the equator?
North of it.
How has the position of North America relative to the equator change over the last 200 years?
It has moved North of it
What terms tells how far north or south of the Equator a place lies?
Latitude - indicates the position north or south relative to the equator. Longitude indicates the position east or west relative to the Greenwich meridian.
Relative location describes where a place or region is compared to the position of?
the equator
What does a relative location look like?
A relative location can look like anything. It is a way of describing how to indicate a position or find a place. For instance you could say the hill 4 miles north of Bangkok. The position is given relative to Bangkok. You could also give it coordinates according to the latitude/longitude system. The position is given relative to the prime meridian and the equator.
Is most of South America north or south of the equater?
Most of South America is south of the equator.South of the equator
Why there are 180 paralles of latitude?
-- Latitude is the angle of any location relative to the equator.-- If you travel from the north pole to the south pole, you travel half-way aroundthe Earth (180 degrees), and you cover every possible position on Earth relative tothe equator.
What describes your position on the earth?
Longitude and Latitude are generally what are used to describe your position on the earth. Longitude describes your East-West position relative to some point, and latitude describes your North-South position relative to the Equator. These were historically measured with astronomical observations, but are now most commonly determined by Global Positioning System instruments.
Which city has the same relative position north of the equator that santiago has to the north?
i belive the city relative north if the equator is where lake of the sea i dont know really im still trying to figure it out
Why is the equator called equator?
The position of the moon relative to the earth causes lunar tide.
Is most of south America south or north to the equator?
South America is south of the equator.
