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How is the position fo a point on the earth's surgace expressed using Latitude and Longitude (often abbreviated as either 'Lat/Long' or just ('L/L')?

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1. How is the position fo a point on the earth's surgace expressed using Latitude and Longitude (often abbreviated as either 'Lat/Long' or just ('L/L')?

The contour interval measurement given in the marginal information and is the vertical distance between adjacent contour lines on that map
1. Percent - ratio of vertical distance to horizontal distance (VD/HD) 2. Degrees - angle formed by the ratio of VD to HD (tangent = opposite/adjacent) 3. Gradient - relationship of horizontaland vertical distance expressed as a fraction with a numerator of one (1-meter rise for every 14.3 meters of horizontal distance)
The position is described using two parts. 1. The number of deegrees, minutes, and seconds either north or south of the equator (latitude) 2. The number of degrees, minutes, and seconds either east or west of the prime meridian (longitude)
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