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Where is the longest desert and river found?

• South America

• Australia

• Africa

• Asia

What ocean is bordered by land to the north?

• Indian

• South Asian

• Artctic

• Pacific

What imaginary lines run from the north pole to the south pole?

• Latitude

• Longitude

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

What term is used to refer to the angular distance north or south of the equator?

• Latitude

• Longitude

• Degree

• Minute

What lines run east and west of the Prime Meridian?

• Latitude

• Longitude

• Great Circle

• Parallels

The prime meridian runs through what city?

• Lisbon, Portugal

• Frankfurt, Germany

• Riems, France

• Greenwich, England

What term is used to describe the aligning or positioning of oneself or a map in relation to the surroundings?

• Orienting

• Scaling

• Dead Reckoning

• Steering

How many feet are in a nautical mile?

• 5280

• 6080

• 4880

• 5640

What is declination?

• A high area of elevation surrounded by a low area.

• Distance from the horizon to a star

• Distance between two points

• Angular difference from true north

What is every fifth heavily drawn contour line?

• Index

• RF

• Intermediate

• Supplementary