1. Using a political globe, find the following cities and give as closely as pos
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1. Using a political globe, find the following cities and give as closely as possible the latitude and longitude of each. Estimate to the nearest degree. If a globe is not available refer to any good atlas or the attached world map that shows capital cities ("Lab 1-world map.pdf").
a) Ottawa, Canada
b) Lima, Peru
c) Oslo, Norway
d) Wellington, New Zealand
2. Using the same resource that you did for the previous question, find out which national capital cities are at the following approximate coordinates.
a) 39 degrees North, 77 degrees West
b) 64 degrees North, 22 degrees West
c) 35 degrees South, 149 degrees East
d) 0 degrees North, 78 degrees West
Explanation / Answer
1. a) Ottawa, Canada
Latitude - 45°25' N , Longitude - 75°41' W
b) Lima, Peru
Latitude - 12°2'36'' S , Longitude - 77°1'42'' W
c) Oslo, Norway
Latitude - 59°57' N , Longitude - 10°45' E
d) Wellington, New Zealand
Latitude - 41°17'20'' S , Longitude - 174°46'38'' E
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