Question

F. Give the continent or ocean lying at each of the following latitudes and longitudes.
1. 60°N, 90°E
2.
0°, 60°W
3. 60°N, 120°W
4. 30°S, 140°E
5. 27°N, 30°E​

Answer 1

Any point on Earth can be defined by the intersection of its lines of latitude and longitude. Latitude is measured as the angle from the equator, to the Earth’s center, to your position on the Earth’s surface (Figure2.1.1). It is expressed as degrees north or south of the equator (0o), with the poles at a latitude of 90o. Thus the poles are referred to as high latitude, while the equatorial region is considered low latitude. Lines of equal latitude are always the same distance apart, and so they are called parallels of latitude; they never converge. However, the circles created by the parallels of latitude do get smaller as they approach the poles.