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Latitude and longitude marked at 10° intervals on a map of the world
ACTIVITY 2 Locate places in the news using latitude and longitud
(Assessment aims and skills:6,9)
1. Name a country where the 40°N and the 100°E lines of longitude
meet. What current events have happened in this country that you
know about?
2. Which countries have the following coordinates?
a. 40°N 0°
b. 10°S 50°W C. 20°S 50°E
3. Which of these countries are in the news at present? Explain why.
4. The country where the 10°N and the 50°E lines of longitude meet is
often in the news. Name this country. Give one reason why this count
is in the news.
5. Find a news story about a country in Africa.
a. Give the latitude and longitude of this country.
b. Place your story on the news board.
QUONING HAZA​