Applications and Investigations in Earth Science (9th Edition)
Applications and Investigations in Earth Science (9th Edition)
9th Edition
ISBN: 9780134746241
Author: Edward J. Tarbuck, Frederick K. Lutgens, Dennis G. Tasa
Publisher: PEARSON
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Are the following statements True or False. Why?

1. All meridians are numbered east or west from Greenwich, England

2. All parallels of latitude are numbered north from the South Pole.

3. The parallels are evenly spaced along any one meridian.

4. The Artic Circle is about 23 1/2 degrees north of the Equator.

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