LONGITUDES AND LATITUDES

A circle whose plane is perpendicular to the earth's axis is called a....................

the maximum angle for a longitude to the east or west of the Greenwich Meridian is

• 180⁰

• 360⁰

• 90⁰

the equator is the only latitude that is a great circle

• true

• false

positions on the earth surface are given as an ordered pair of co-ordinates for

• latitudes ,longitudes

• longitudes, latitudes

• equator, meridian

town A is at ( 30⁰S, 65⁰E) and town B is at ( 30⁰S, 05⁰W). find the longitude difference between them

• 70⁰

• 60⁰

• 95⁰

• 35⁰

two places are at the locations of ( 45⁰N, 67⁰W) and ( 38⁰S, 12⁰E) respectively. find their latitude difference

• 83⁰

• 7⁰

• 79⁰

• 55⁰

towns X and Y have a longitude difference of 74⁰. if X is on the due east of Y and the longitude of Y is 26⁰E, find the longitude of X

• 100⁰E

• 48⁰E

• 48⁰W

• 100⁰W

calculate the distance between A and B in Km

• 12790.56km

• 11076.94km

• 3336.67km

the shortest distance between two points on the earth's surface is the distance along a .....................

a ship sails 450 nm due east from a point T( 40⁰N, 60⁰E). find the new longitude

• 69.79⁰E

• 50.21⁰E

• 69.79⁰W

• 50.21⁰W