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NSWMaths Standard 2Quick questions

Year 11: Working with Time

Quick questions on Latitude, longitude and angular distance for HSC Maths Standard 2

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What is latitude?
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Latitude is the angle, measured at the centre of Earth, between a point and the equator. The equator is the great circle halfway between the poles, and it is latitude 0∘0^\circ. Moving towards the North Pole the latitude increases to 90∘90^\circ N; moving towards the South Pole it increases to 90∘90^\circ S. Lines of equal latitude are the parallels - circles running east to west, parallel to the equator.
What is longitude?
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Longitude is the angle, measured at the centre of Earth, between a point's meridian and the Greenwich meridian. A meridian is a half great-circle running pole to pole; the one through Greenwich in London is the prime meridian, longitude 0∘0^\circ. From there longitude is measured up to 180∘180^\circ E (eastward) and 180∘180^\circ W (westward), meeting at the 180∘180^\circ meridian on the far side of Earth. Australia is east of Greenwich, so its longitudes are E: Perth is near 116∘116^\circ E and Sydney near 151∘151^\circ E.
What is coordinates of a point?
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A point is written with latitude first and longitude second, each with its label:

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