Week 1 & 2: Performance Task:
Use a world map to answer these questions:
1. In which body of water is 15º S, 75°E located?
2. In which body of water is 30° S,45°W located?
3. Is it possible for a city to be located at is 120° S, 30°W? Yes/No. Explain
4. Is it possible for a city to be located at is 30° N, 1500 W? Yes/No. Explain
Answers & Comments
1. Indian Ocean
2. South Atlantic ocean
3. It is not possible for a city to be located at 120° S and 30° W. It is because the earth is equally divided into into two hemispheres, where the latitudes starts from 0° at equator to 90° at poles, and the longitudes starts from 0° to 180° measuring from east to west direction or west to east direction.
4. No, it is not possible since 30 degree north and 150 degree west describes a specific location within the vast Pacific Ocean. It is specifically 775 miles northeast of Honolulu, 1,850 miles west-southwest of Los Angeles and 1,950 miles west of San Diego.