Question: You are at a point on the earth with longitude 80° West of Greenwich, England, and latitude 40? North of the equator.
(a) If your latitude decreases, have you moved nearer to or farther from the equator?
(b) If your latitude decreases, have you moved nearer to or farther from the north pole?
(c) If your longitude increases (say, to 90? West), have you moved nearer to or farther from Greenwich?