Which statement correctly describes the order of geographic coordinates used on the CM title page?

• A. Longitude first, then latitude
• B. Latitude first, then longitude
• C. Both are the same
• D. Neither coordinate is given

Answer: (B)

Geographic coordinates are typically presented in a reader-friendly order: latitude first, then longitude. Latitude tells you how far north or south you are from the equator, and longitude tells you how far east or west you are from the prime meridian. On the CM title page, coordinates are displayed in that familiar sequence, for example something like 45° N, 73° W. This ordering makes the location immediately understandable in terms of north/south position before east/west, and it aligns with how maps and place descriptions are usually written. Writing longitude first is more common in some data formats used by computers, but for a title page aimed at clear human reading, the lat-then-lon order is the natural choice. The option that implies neither coordinate is given isn’t consistent with how locations are labeled, and claiming both are the same isn’t accurate because latitude and longitude refer to different directions and have different ranges.