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Si disponemos de una carta en la que las latitudes aumentan hacia abajo y las longitudes aumentan hacia la izquierda, dicha carta representa una zona que se encuentra en:If we have a chart where latitudes increase downwards and longitudes increase to the left, it shows an area in:
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Correct answer: d) The Southern and Western Hemispheres.
Why it is correct
Latitude grows away from the Equator: growing downwards means south. Longitude grows away from Greenwich: growing to the left means west.
Why the others are not
- a) In the Northern Hemisphere latitude would grow upwards.
- b) In the Eastern Hemisphere longitude would grow to the right.
- c) Both parts are false.
How to work it out in the exam
- The way the number grows is the way you are moving from the origin.
Where this question comes from
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2021 · Convocatoria de julio · PER Test 1 · question 41 Official paper · Official answer key
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2021 · Convocatoria de julio · PER Test 2 · question 39 Official paper · Official answer key
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2021 · Convocatoria de julio · PER Test 3 · question 39 Official paper · Official answer key
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2021 · Convocatoria de julio · PER Test 4 · question 39 Official paper · Official answer key
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