Let's solve this step-by-step. The task is to determine the approximate
latitude and longitude coordinates for the capital cities of the listed countries.
We'll use standard geographic knowledge or reference data (like maps or online sources) to find the approximate coordinates. Coordinates are given in degrees, minutes, and seconds (DMS), but here we’ll use decimal degrees as shown in the example: `36.30S 60.00W`.
Key:
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Latitude: North (N) or South (S)
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Longitude: East (E) or West (W)
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Here’s the completed table with approximate coordinates:
| Country | Capital | Coordinates |
|---------------|----------------|----------------------|
| 1. Argentina | Buenos Aires |
34.604°S 58.381°W |
| 2. Belgium | Brussels |
50.850°N 4.351°E |
| 3. Peru | Lima |
-12.046°S 77.043°W |
| 4. Sweden | Stockholm |
59.329°N 18.068°E |
| 5. Mozambique | Maputo |
25.977°S 32.581°E |
| 6. Barbados | Bridgetown |
13.100°N 59.600°W |
| 7. Chile | Santiago |
-33.448°S 70.669°W |
| 8. Turkey | Ankara |
39.933°N 32.859°E |
| 9. Ethiopia | Addis Ababa |
9.000°N 38.748°E |
| 10. Puerto Rico | San Juan |
18.466°N 66.104°W |
| 11. Italy | Rome |
41.902°N 12.496°E |
| 12. Ireland | Dublin |
53.349°N 6.260°W |
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Explanation of How We Found These:
We used known approximate geographic positions of each capital city:
1.
Buenos Aires, Argentina – Located in the southern hemisphere, west of the prime meridian.
2.
Brussels, Belgium – In northern Europe, east of Greenwich.
3.
Lima, Peru – On the Pacific coast of South America, south of the equator.
4.
Stockholm, Sweden – Northern Europe, well north of the equator and east of Greenwich.
5.
Maputo, Mozambique – Southeast Africa, south of the equator, east of Greenwich.
6.
Bridgetown, Barbados – Caribbean island, north of the equator, west of Greenwich.
7.
Santiago, Chile – Central-western South America, south of the equator.
8.
Ankara, Turkey – Central Anatolia, north of the equator, east of Greenwich.
9.
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – East Africa, just north of the equator.
10.
San Juan, Puerto Rico – Caribbean, north of the equator, west of Greenwich.
11.
Rome, Italy – Southern Europe, north of the equator, east of Greenwich.
12.
Dublin, Ireland – Western Europe, north of the equator, west of Greenwich (but still east of 0°).
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Notes:
- Coordinates are rounded to
two decimal places for simplicity, as per typical educational standards.
- Directions (N/S, E/W) are indicated by signs or abbreviations.
- For example, negative latitude = South, negative longitude = West.
✔ This completes the task! You can now fill in the worksheet accordingly.
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