Navigating Latitude and Longitude for Drone Pilots

What is the main topic of this week's FAA Part 107 test prep question?

• Flight regulations

• Weather patterns

• Latitude and longitude

• Drone maintenance

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What is the degree of the Equator?

• 45 degrees

• 90 degrees

• 180 degrees

• 0 degrees

Which line of longitude is the Prime Meridian?

• 180 degrees

• 0 degrees

• 45 degrees

• 90 degrees

What happens to the numbers of latitude as you move further south?

• They increase

• They become negative

• They decrease

• They stay the same

What is the significance of the 86-degree line in the figure?

• It marks the Prime Meridian

• It marks the Equator

• It is the line of latitude

• It is the line of longitude

What is the halfway point between 38 degrees and 39 degrees latitude?

• 39 degrees

• 38 degrees and 45 minutes

• 38 degrees and 30 minutes

• 38 degrees and 15 minutes

How many minutes are in one degree of latitude?

• 30 minutes

• 45 minutes

• 60 minutes

• 90 minutes

What is the approximate latitude of Little York Airport?

• 39 degrees

• 38 degrees and 42 minutes

• 38 degrees and 40 minutes

• 38 degrees and 30 minutes

What is the approximate longitude of Little York Airport?

• 86 degrees and 10 minutes

• 86 degrees

• 85 degrees and 55 minutes

• 85 degrees and 50 minutes

What should you do if you get a latitude and longitude question on the test?

• Guess the answer

• Remember the further north you go, the higher the latitude numbers get

• Remember the further east you go, the higher the longitude numbers get

• Remember the further south you go, the higher the latitude numbers get