3. Explain the error in the following notations of latitude and longitude. a) La

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3. Explain the error in the following notations of latitude and longitude.

a) Latitude of 55 degrees East and Longitude of 32 degrees South
b) Latitude of 95 degrees North and Longitude of 115 degrees West

4. Using Figure 1.14 in your textbook (Time zones of the world), what is the time difference in hours between the following locations. PLEASE BE SURE TO USE THE FIGURE IN THE TEXTBOOK as it is based on global standard time.

a) Los Angeles, California and Miami, Florida
b) Houston, Texas and any city in India

5. For each of the properties listed below, which of the three main map projections described in your textbook (Mercator, Goode, or Winkel Tripel) does that property apply.

a) Equivalency - shows the size of different areas on the map accurately
b) Conformity - shows the true shape of mapped features
c) Compromise projection that balances issues of equivalency and conformity

Explanation / Answer

3. a) In this notation, the latitude cannot be east and latitude refers to North or South and Longitude refers to West or East.Therefore, both notations shown above are incorrect

b) This notation is incorrect because the greatest possible degree of latitude is 90º, therefore this location doesnt exist.

4. a. Los angeles - 4am Miami - 7am difference - 3hrs

b. Houston - 6 am India - 5.30 PM difference - 11.5 hrs

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