Homework Help Forum: Geography

Posted by mysterychicken on Wednesday, August 26, 2009 at 12:25pm.

I have this really hard puzzle that i need to solve for my class but I'm having a hard time. Can someone please help me? I've been given a list of places and a list of hints and I have to find out which place fits the hints that are given. The places are: Tokyo, Japan Singapore City, Singapore Melbourne, Australia La Paz, Bolivia Montreal, Canada Sao Paulo, Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Mexico City, Mexico Buenos Aires, Argentina Cairo, Egypt The hints are: 1. The city is on the mainland of a continent 2. The city is located on the Western Hemishphere 3. The city is located entirely north of the Tropic of Capricorn 4. The city is located entirely south of the Tropic of Cancer 5. The city is located on a coast After narrowing my choices I only have La Paz, Bolivia Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Mexico City, Mexico and Buenos Aires, Argentina left. Please help!! Thanks -MC

• Geography - mysterychicken, Wednesday, August 26, 2009 at 12:39pm

  ---And take Bolivia out of that because it's not located on a coast. -MC

  
  

• Geography - mysterychicken, Wednesday, August 26, 2009 at 12:40pm

  ---And take Bolivia out of that because it's not located on a coast. -MC

  
  

• Geography - GuruBlue, Wednesday, August 26, 2009 at 12:43pm

  Rio is located on a coast. Do you know where the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn are? Check a map to see if any of those places would fit.

  
  

• Geography - mysterychicken, Wednesday, August 26, 2009 at 12:44pm

  Is it Rio de Janeiro, Brazil? -MC

  
  

• Geography - GuruBlue, Wednesday, August 26, 2009 at 1:10pm

  yup

  
  

• Geography - mysterychicken, Wednesday, August 26, 2009 at 1:24pm

  Thanks!! -MC

  
  

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