Latitude and Longitude in Maps and Graphs

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What is the purpose of latitude and longitude?

To identify a single point on a map with just a set of numbers

Why were historical maps sometimes inaccurate?

Because there was no GPS to provide latitude and longitude

In mathematics, what is analogous to the equator on a map?

The x-axis

How is the x-location of a point defined on a mathematical graph?

<p>By its distance from the y-axis</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of the Prime Meridian in mathematics?

<p>To provide a reference point like the y-axis on a Cartesian plane</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the y-location of a point on a Cartesian plane?

<p>The distance from the x-axis</p> Signup and view all the answers

In which quadrant are both the x and y values positive?

<p>Quadrant I</p> Signup and view all the answers

For the equation y = 2x, what is the value of y when x = 1/2?

<p>2</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the equation y = 4 represent on a graph?

<p>A horizontal line</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the first number in an ordered pair represent?

<p>Horizontal movement</p> Signup and view all the answers

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