Which one of the following cities is closest to the Greenwich meridian?
- Barcelona (41° N, 2° E)
- Berlin (53° N, 13° E)
- Edinburgh (56° N, 3° W)
- Lomé (6° N, 1° E)
- Nairobi (1° N, 37° E)
GEOMETRY, FUR1-NHT 2019 VCAA 2 MC
Which one of the following locations is closest to the Greenwich meridian?
- 32° S, 40° E
- 32° S, 80° E
- 32° S, 60° W
- 32° S, 120° E
- 32° S, 160° W
GEOMETRY, FUR1 2017 VCAA 3 MC
The locations of four cities are given below.
| Adelaide (35° S, 139° E) | Buenos Aires (35° S, 58° W) |
| Melilla (35° N, 3° W) | Heraklion (35° N, 25° E) |
In which order, from first to last, will the sun rise in these cities on New Year’s Day 2018?
- Adelaide, Heraklion, Buenos Aires, Melilla
- Adelaide, Heraklion, Melilla, Buenos Aires
- Heraklion, Adelaide, Melilla, Buenos Aires
- Melilla, Adelaide, Heraklion, Buenos Aires
- Melilla, Adelaide, Buenos Aires, Heraklion
GEOMETRY, FUR1 SM-Bank 11 MC
In this diagram of the Earth,
What is the latitude and longitude of point
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
GEOMETRY, FUR2 SM-Bank 14
Pontianak has a longitude of 109°E, and Jarvis Island has a longitude of 160°W.
Both places lie on the Equator
- Find the shortest great circle distance between these two places, to the nearest kilometre. You may assume that the radius of the Earth is 6400 km. (2 marks)
- The position of Rabaul is 4° to the south and 48° to the west of Jarvis Island. What is the latitude and longitude of Rabaul? (1 mark)