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1 Maps My favorite topic 

2 Mercator Projection

3 All projections create distortion.
Which areas on a Mercator projection are most distorted? Why?

4 Latitude and Longitude

5 Latitude “Flat dude” Measured in degrees North or South of Equator.
Each degree broken into minutes and seconds. 60 minutes per degree and 60 seconds per minute.

6 Longitude Measures East and West of Prime Meridian
180 degrees is the International Date line.

7 Time Zones

8 Coordinates Lat, Long- specifies exact location anywhere on globe
Example 45° N, 110° W 45° 55’ 12” N, 110° 23’ 59” W Why are coordinates important? Pod question.


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