If you began a trip at 60 degrees west, 20 degrees north and traveled 120 degrees farther west and 50 degrees south, your new position would be
A) the International Dateline at 70 degrees north latitude.
B) the International Dateline at 30 degrees south latitude.
C) the Greenwich meridian at 70 degrees north latitude.
D) the Greenwich meridian at 30 degrees south latitude.
E) 30 degrees north, 120 degrees west.

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Starting at 60 degrees west, 20 degrees north, traveling 120 degrees farther west puts you at the International Dateline (180 degrees) at 20 degrees north latitude. Then traveling 50 degrees south takes you to 30 degrees south latitude. Therefore, the answer is B) the International Dateline at 30 degrees south latitude.

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