If you travel west through 10° of longitude along the equator, the distance traveled will be very different from the distance traveled through 10° of longitude at 60° N. Why?

What will be an ideal response?


Meridians converge at the poles and so are closer together at 60° N than at 0°.

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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A) higher than B) lower than C) equal to D) not related to E) unchanging with respect to

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