APPLICATIONS & INVESTIGATIONS EARTH SC
APPLICATIONS & INVESTIGATIONS EARTH SC
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Author: Tarbuck
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Chapter 22.5A, Problem 2A
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The parallel of latitude that is a great circle.

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The horizontal or parallel lines on the map determine the direction of east and west; these are known as lines of latitude. The altitude which is above the equator is positive latitude, and the latitude which is below the equator is considered as negative latitude.

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