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Assignment 3:

World (WGS 1984 projection):



World (Cube projection):



United States (Contiguous United States Albers Equal Area Conic projection):



Questions:

1. Determine the approximate latitude and longitude of three cities.
Denver, CO - 104° 58' 3.78"W, 39° 43' 26.888"N
Salt Lake City, UT - 111° 53' 32.302"W, 40° 45' 21.272" N
Little Rock, AZ - 92° 20' 5.844", 34° 44' 22.007" N

2. What is the distance between Augusta and Olympia in miles if the view is not projected?
2, 529.88226 miles

3. What is the distance between Augusta and Olympia in miles if the view is projected into Albers Equal area? Kilometers?
2, 546.166583 miles
4, 097.666109 km

4. Which capital city is most populous?
Phoenix, AZ

5. Which capital city is least populous?
Montpelier, VT

6. Which capital city has the highest elevation?
[My data file did not have a field for elevation.]

New Mexico (GCS North America 1983 projection):


 
New Mexico (Albers Equal Area Conic projection):



New Mexico (Albers Equal Area Conic projection, Central Meridian: -106°):