EXERCISE 73: Reading simple geologic maps......... (20 pts) . The map below repr

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EXERCISE 73: Reading simple geologic maps......... (20 pts) . The map below represents the occurrences of Cretaceous rocks and general geolog;y of the Maritime Provinces of Canada (from Falcon-Lang et al. 2003) Using the latitude and longitude coordinates along the edge of the map, find the coordinates of Prince Edward Island (PEI). (Remember, latitude refers to the north- south direction and longitude the east- west direction). Lat/Long coordinates are reported in degrees (0), minutes (), seconds (") where there is 60 minutes in a degree and 60 seconds in a minute)

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answer 1: given scale1.8 cm =100km

the distance between cassidy lake and haffix is 3.2 cm on map and 100/1.8*3.2= 178 km

answer 2: precarboniferrous rock cover S- Eastern shore

answer 3: because the fomation are very old

answer 4: dinosaur come in Triassic and Jurrasic so Northeastern and south- eastern portion is best for hunting.

answer 5:carboniferrous and precarboniferrous

answer 6: triassic jurassic age

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