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Maps My favorite topic
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Mercator Projection
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All projections create distortion.
Which areas on a Mercator projection are most distorted? Why?
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Latitude and Longitude
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Latitude “Flat dude” Measured in degrees North or South of Equator.
Each degree broken into minutes and seconds. 60 minutes per degree and 60 seconds per minute.
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Longitude Measures East and West of Prime Meridian
180 degrees is the International Date line.
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Time Zones
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Coordinates Lat, Long- specifies exact location anywhere on globe
Example 45° N, 110° W 45° 55’ 12” N, 110° 23’ 59” W Why are coordinates important? Pod question.
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