science

• Coordinates


  A set of degrees of latitude and longitude.

  
• Asia and Australia are in the Eastern and Southern hemispheres
• The location of the Philippines on the globe is 13° N, 122° E
• Coordinates


  Describe the hemisphere where the place is located, the continent where the place is located, and the environment of a place

  
• How to locate places using latitude and longitude

  1. Know the coordinates

  2. Look for the equator at 0° as the reference point for latitude

  3. See if the direction is North or South

  4. Look for the lines of latitude in the correct hemisphere

  5. Look for the prime meridian at 0° as the reference point for longitude

  6. See if the direction is West or East

  7. Look for the lines of longitude in the correct hemisphere

  8. Where the latitude and longitude intersect is the location of the place

  
• Locating places using coordinates

  • 60°N, 120°W is letter B
  • 30°S, 0° is letter G
  • 13°N, 122°E is Manila, Philippines

  
• The secret message coordinates fall in five different countries, the first letters of which spell the word "INDIA"