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Welcome to Gridville, the cute little burg shown in Figure 3-1. You and I are going to pay this town a quick visit because it looks like a great locale to review basic concepts of location (latitude and longitude), the topic of this chapter. I say “review” because if you are like most people, then you probably learned about these things during elementary or middle school, but may have forgotten some or most of it later on.

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FIGURE 3-1: A map of Gridville.

Knowledge of latitude and longitude gives you basic location and orientation skills regarding our planet Earth. It also affords the opportunity to learn all sorts of little tidbits, which, in addition to impressing your friends, can greatly enhance your understanding of geography.