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Which context clue can best help you determine the
meaning of the word latitude?
What type of context clue is this?
If you wanted to sail, it was impossible to keep a precise
record of time. And at sea, if you can't tell the time, you
don't how far east or west you are. It is relatively easy to
calculate latitude - your distance north or south of the
equator - by measuring the height of the Sun above the
horizon at noon; but this won't let you calculate longitude
- your position east or west.
-A History of the World in 100 Objects,
Neil MacGregor

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Answer:

The context clue in this passage has to do with the mention of the cardinal directions. The narrator mentions that it is difficult to calculate the east and west positions which we read at the end are longitude.

Explanation:

The passage then says that it is easy to calculate latitude by using the position of the sun above the horizon at midday. The passage goes on to clarify that this is the distance north or south of the equator.

Answer:

your distance north or south of the  equator