LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE Flashcards
1
Q
LATITUDE
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PARALLEL TO THE EQUATOR
2
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LONGITUDE
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VERTICAL LINES
3
Q
LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE ARE
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MEASURED IN DEGREES
4
Q
EQUATOR IS
A
0 DEGREES (STARTING POINT)
5
Q
90 DEGREE N
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NORTH POLE
6
Q
NORTHERN HEMISPHERE
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90 TO 0 DEGREES
7
Q
ORIGIN FOR LINES OF LONGITUDE
A
PRIME MERIDIAN
8
Q
THERE ARE 60 MINS
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IN EVERY DEGREE
9
Q
MINUTES ARE SHOWN BY
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TICK MARKS
10
Q
LINES APPEAR EVERY ___ MINS, ____ MINS IN EACH ____ AND EVERY OTHER ____ IS _____
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30, 60, DEGREE, LINE, LABELED
10
Q
LINES APPEAR EVERY ___ MINS, ____ MINS IN EACH ____ AND EVERY OTHER ____ IS _____
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30, 60, DEGREE, LINE, LABELED
11
Q
the US is located in what hemispheres?
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Northern and western
12
Q
a sectional chart is divided by lines at
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30 mins each
13
Q
longitud
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