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This
United
States
Geological
Survey
site
focuses
on
water
and
its
properties.
The
site
contains
activities
for
teachers
and
students,
along
with
pictures,
data,
maps,
and
an
interactive
center
where
users
can
give
opinions
and
test
their
water
knowledge.
Unique
aspects
of
this
site
include
the
sections
that
contain
student
work
and
a
picture
gallery.
There
are
links
to
other
resources
for
students,
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This
article,
published
in
the
National
Atlas,
explains
what
latitude
and
longitude
are
and
how
they
are
used
to
define
a
location
on
Earth.
It
discusses
Earth
as
a
sphere
and
points
out
that
latitude
values
are
counted
from
the
equator
(0
degrees)
to
the
poles
(90
degrees)
and
that
longitude
lines
divide
the
Earth
equally
into
360
degrees
from
east
to
west.
Other
topics
include
subdivision
of
degrees
...
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