History of Oceanography Quiz I Review

Three primary reasons for early civilization to interact with the ocean include: (select all that apply)

• Obtaining food

• Trade

• Discover new lands

• Search for treasure

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What group of people established the first trade routes through the Mediterranean?

• Greeks

• Egyptians

• Romans

• Phoenicians

What group of people sailed extensively throughout the South Pacific?

• Chinese

• Phoenicians

• Incas

• Polynesians

A method of navigation that relies on using landmarks on shore is called ___.

• dead reckoning

• piloting

• seafaring

• celestial navigation

What group of people discovered that the angle between the North Star and the horizon could tell you how far north you were?

• Greeks

• Romans

• Egyptians

• Phoenicians

Who is credited with coming up with both the first latitude and longitude system as well as a method for calculating the circumference of the Earth?

• Pytheas

• Aristotle

• Eratosthenes

• Socrates

Which coordinate is used to tell distance (in degrees) north or south of the equator?

• longitude

• altitude

• latitude

• parallax

What is the latitude of the Arctic Circle?

• 90 degrees N

• 23.5 degrees N

• 66.5 degrees W

• 66.5 degrees N

Where is the sun directly overhead at noon on the equinoxes?

• Tropic of Cancer

• Equator

• Tropic of Capricorn

• Prime Meridian

Who first drew a map of the ancient world on flat paper that showed the Earth as a sphere?

• Ptolemy

• Plato

• Petrarchus

• Sophocles