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Student Guide

Latitude and Longitude (Lat/Long)

Mapping Practice for Spokane County

Instructions

  1. View the map below and find the Lat/Long for the circled location.
  2. Remember:
    There are 60 minutes in a Degree
    60 seconds in a minute.
  3. Latitude increases as you go north
  4. Longitude increases as you go west
  5. Tick marks along the edge of the map are one minute increments
Spokane map

 

Question:

What is the Longitude of the circled area?

Espanola is the city

Answer:

longitude 117 degrees 45 minutes

 

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