APPLICATIONS & INVESTIGATIONS EARTH SC
APPLICATIONS & INVESTIGATIONS EARTH SC
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ISBN: 9781269704052
Author: Tarbuck
Publisher: Pearson Custom Publishing
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Chapter 22, Problem 1LR
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To draw:

The Earth’s grid system, including equator and prime meridian and also description of the system used to locate points on Earth’s surface.

Introduction:

The maps and globes display the system of east-west, and north-south lines, which is described as the Earth’s grid.

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Pictorial representation: Figure 1 represents the Earth’s grid system.

APPLICATIONS & INVESTIGATIONS EARTH SC, Chapter 22, Problem 1LR

Fig. 1: Earth’s grid system

The north-south lines in figure 1 represent parallels of latitude, and the east-west lines represent meridians of longitude. The Earth’s grid system generates the basis for locating the points on the surface of Earth. The position of a specific point can be determined by the intersection of two lines. At prime meridian, the longitude is described as 0°. The location of a point is measured in degrees west and east of prime meridian from 0° to 180°.

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