Question 1

Who was able to divide the globe into a system of meridians and parallels?

Accepted Answer

Eratosthenes

Answer

Ptolemy

Answer

Aristotle

Answer

Plato

Question 2

What is latitude measured in degrees from?

Accepted Answer

Equator

Answer

Prime Meridian

Answer

Tropic of Cancer

Answer

Antarctic Circle

Question 3

What is the only great circle in latitude?

Accepted Answer

Equator

Answer

Tropic of Cancer

Answer

Antarctic Circle

Answer

Arctic Circle

Question 4

Which projection is commonly used by navigators for travel purposes?

Accepted Answer

Mercator

Answer

Conic

Answer

Azimuthal

Answer

Sinusoidal

Question 5

What term is used to describe the method of dividing land into small parcels for settlement?

Accepted Answer

Township and Range

Answer

Equator and Meridian

Answer

Latitude and Longitude

Answer

Conic and Cylindrical

Question 6

Which direction are longitude lines measured from?

Accepted Answer

East or West

Answer

Up or Down

Answer

Diagonally

Answer

North or South

Question 7

What is the name of the projection that shows the earth from a flat plane?

Accepted Answer

Azimuthal

Answer

Mercator

Answer

Conic

Answer

Cylindrical

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