Geography quiz Flashcards
Compass Rose
Cardinal Points:
North (N)
East (E)
South (S)
West (W)
Ordinal Points:
North East (NE)
South East (SE)
South West (SW)
North West (NW)
What is the bearing for North Northeast?
Bearing: 22.5 degrees (NNE)
What is the compass point opposite the bearing of 270 degrees?
Compass Point: 90 degrees (East)
What is the only compass point that has two compass bearings?
Compass Point: South (S) has bearings of 180 degrees.
What is the compass point for a bearing of 135 degrees?
Compass Point: Southeast (SE)
What direction is halfway between each of the following directions? a) NE and SW: b) NE and S: c) WSW and NNW:
: N (22.5°) E (90°) (202.5°)
What is the direction of the following bearings? a) 22.5 degrees: b) 112.5 degrees: c) 292.5 degrees:
NNE ESE WNW
Latitude:
Distance measured north or south of the equator.
Longitude:
Distance measured east or west of the Prime Meridian.
Prime Meridian:
Starting point of longitude at 0°, running from the North Pole to the South Pole.
International Date Line:
180° longitude; opposite the Prime Meridian.
Major Lines of Latitude:
North Pole: 90° N
Arctic Circle: 66.5° N
Tropic of Cancer: 23.5° N
Equator: 0°
Tropic of Capricorn: 23.5° S
Antarctic Circle: 66.5° S
South Pole: 90° S
Standard Time:
Local time based on the mean solar time.
Universal Time (UTC):
Time standard based on the prime meridian.