They may be at a similar latitude. But you also have to consider the currents nearby the location.
The prevailing wind closer to the equator which carries warm current hits Hillsdale which is why it follows the coastline of the continent. However, for Cordera prevailing winds carrying cold currents hits the continent and follows or hits the coastline of Cordera.
Yeah of-course!! It's valency by group most of the chemical property like electronegativity, ionization energy etc. by the combination of groups and periods...
Statement 2 is correct. solids moving into solution is a physical change as the core structure of the molecules remain the same. evaporation of water and crystallization of salt are both physical changes as well. The water does not change it's H2O chemical makeup because salt was dissolved into it.