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Part 3 Earth As A Sphere

The document provides information about location, distance, and radius calculations related to latitude and longitude. It includes diagrams to label locations on, questions to find distances between locations, and relationships between the radius of the Earth and radius of parallels of latitude. Key concepts covered are stating locations, measuring distance along meridians and parallels, and the formula relating radius of a parallel to the Earth's radius and latitude.

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Part 3 Earth As A Sphere

The document provides information about location, distance, and radius calculations related to latitude and longitude. It includes diagrams to label locations on, questions to find distances between locations, and relationships between the radius of the Earth and radius of parallels of latitude. Key concepts covered are stating locations, measuring distance along meridians and parallels, and the formula relating radius of a parallel to the Earth's radius and latitude.

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9.

3 Location of a place

State the location of each point on the surface of the earth in the diagram below

J : ……………………………..
K : ……………………………
A : …………………………… G: ………………………………
L : ……………………………
B : …………………………… K : ………………………………
M : …………………………….
C : ………………………… F : ………………………………
D : …………………………. H : ………………………………

J : ……………………………..
J : ……………………………..
K : ……………………………
K : ……………………………
L : ……………………………
L : ……………………………
M : …………………………….
M : …………………………….

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State the location of point Q on the surface of the earth for each of the following.

PQ is a diameter of the earth PQ is a diameter of the earth PQ is a diameter of the earth and
and P(75⁰N, 35⁰E) and P(40⁰N, 80⁰E) P(55⁰N, 105⁰W)

Mark the location of the following points on the given diagrams.

Sketch and label the latitude and longitude of the following locations

1. A(63⁰S, 20⁰W) , B(17⁰N, 80⁰W) 2. C(20⁰S, 40⁰W) , D(50⁰N, 80⁰E) 3. E(27⁰N, 140⁰E) , F(45⁰S, 40⁰W)

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9.4 Distance

Find the distance in nautical miles, between points P and Q in the diagram below

Find the distance along the common meridian between each pair of the following points

a) P(35⁰N, 100⁰E) and b) C(12⁰N, 26⁰E) and c) X(49⁰30’S, 55⁰W) and


Q(68⁰N, 100⁰E) D(33⁰25’S, 26⁰E) Y(13⁰S, 55⁰W)

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Based on the given distance of PQ, find the latitude of Q.

P and Q are two points along the same meridian. Find the latitude of Q

1. Distance of PQ = 1500 n.m 2. Distance of PQ = 2520 n.m


Latitude of P = 48⁰N Latitude of P = 15⁰S
a) Q lies due north of P a) Q lies due north of P
b) Q lies due south of P b) Q lies due south of P

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Find the distance along the equator between points P and Q

1. P(0⁰, 14⁰W) and Q(0⁰,69⁰W) 2. P(0⁰, 86⁰E) and Q(0⁰,42⁰E) 3. A(0⁰, 160⁰W) and B(0⁰,170⁰E)

Given the distance between A and B measured along the parallel of latitude, find the longitude of B or Q.

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K and L are two points on the equator. Find the longitude of K.

1. Distance of KL = 3780 n.m 2. Distance of KL = 2700 n.m


Longitude of K = 100⁰E Longitude of K = 28⁰W
a) L lies due east of K a) L lies due east of K
b) L lies due west of K b) L lies due west of K

For each of the following, C and D are two points along the Equator. Find the longitude of D.

Relation between the radius of the earth and the radius of a parallel of latitude. (textbook pg 261)

Given O is the centre of the earth and D is the centre of the parallel of latitude. If R is the radius of the
earth and r is the radius of the parallel of latitude, find r in terms of R and 𝜗.

Find the radius of the parallel of latitude :

1. 20⁰N 2. 50⁰S 3. 37⁰S

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