WHERE IS TIMBUKTU?

Timbuktu is a city in the country of Mali and was a major trading and learning center of several ancient African empires. How would you locate this city if it is not exactly at the intersection of a latitude and longitude line?
The city of Timbuktu is located by estimating where a place is in relation to the grid lines that do appear on the map. Timbuktu's location is 17 N, 3 W. In order to find Timbuktu on the map of western Africa, you might think to yourself . . .

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A. Start with latitude, which is 17 N. That is a little more than halfway from the latitude lines of 10 N to 20 N. So I'll draw a parallel of latitude a little more than halfway between 10 N and 20 N.
B. Now the longitude, which is 3 W. That is just a little to the west (left) of the Prime Meridian (0). So I will draw a meridian of longitude a little less than 1/3 the way from the Prime Meridian (0) to the 15 W line. I only need to draw this longitude line where it crosses the latitude line I drew before.
C. Timbuktu should be located very close to the intersection of the two lines I drew. There it is, just north of the Niger River in the country of Mali.

??? Use the map Provided for this exercise. (Ask your teacher)

First use your pencil and ruler to draw in the latitude and longitude lines for the locations listed below.

Write in the city that is located at the intersection of the lines you have drawn.

1. Name the city located at 1 N, 10 E.
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2. Name the city located at 13 N, 3 E.
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3. Name the city located at 7 N, 11 W.
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??? After a little practice, you can estimate where the line would be without drawing it.

Use the world map (ATLAS) and write the name of the city or the country in the space provided.
4. Name the city located at 30 N, 31 E.
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5. If you were lost in the desert at 20 N, 45 E, what country would you be in?
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6. Name the city located at 9 N, 39 E.
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7. Name the city located at 34 S, 18 E.
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8. If you were sailing in a ship at 57 N, 55 W, what sea would you be on?
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9. Name the city located at 3 N, 45 E.
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10. If you were part of a mountain climbing team located at 28 N, 86 E, what peak would you be attempting to reach?
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