Chapter 1

Question 1

What is a parallel of latitude?

Answer 1

Lines parallel to the equator measured in degrees from the equator

Question 2

What is a great circle track?

Answer 2

A straight line that goes all the way around the earth. Only 1 line can be drawn between 2 locations unless they are on opposite sides of the earth)

Question 3

What is a small circle track?

Answer 3

A circle drawn around the earth that does not pass over the centre

Question 4

What is a rhumb line?

Answer 4

A great circle that runs at a constant angle relative to true north

Question 5

What does this mean?
54 degrees 39’ north
006 degrees 13’ West

Answer 5

54 degrees and 39 minutes north

6 degrees and 13 minutes west

Question 6

How far apart is each latitude longitude line?

Answer 6

60 minutes = 1 degrees

Question 7

What does the following mean?

543942N 0061258W

Answer 7

54 degrees 39 minutes and 42 seconds North

6 degrees 12 minutes and 58 seconds West

Question 8

How big is 1 degree in nautical miles?

Answer 8

1 degree = 60 nautical miles

Question 9

What is the prime meridian numbered as?

Answer 9

0 degrees and then all others are 1-179 degrees East or West of that