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Worksheets03 Maps & Charts
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins
Which of the following is a property of the Mercator Chart?
Rhumb lines are straight lines
Rhumb lines are curved lines concave to the equator
Rhumb lines are curved lines convex to the equator
Which of the following is a property of the Lambert Projection Chart?
Rhumb lines are straight lines
Rhumb lines are curved lines concave to the nearer pole
Rhumb lines are curved lines convex to the nearer pole
Which of the following text states the two qualities that make an aeronautical chart 'orthomorphic'?
(1) Constant scale and shape over the entire chart, and
(2) parallels of latitude and meridians of longitude intersect at right angles
(1) Constant scale or constant scale expansion in all directions over a small area, and
(2) parallels of latitude and meridians of longitude intersect at right angles
(1) Constant scale or constant scale expansion in all directions over a small area, and
(2) parallels of latitude and meridians of longitude intersect at constantly varying angles
(1) Constant scale and shape over the entire chart, and
(2) parallels of latitude and meridians of longitude intersect at constantly varying angles
A Mercator Chart is useful for navigating …?
at all latitudes
between 30°N and 30°S
between 70°N and 70°S
close to the poles
Which chart is most suited to be used when planning a long-haul flight of 1000 nm or more in a south west to north east direction?
Lambert's conformal chart
Mercator chart
polar stereographic chart
transverse Mercator chart
Where on a Lambert's Conformal Chart is the scale compressed?
outside the standard parallels
this is not applicable to Lambert's Conformal Charts
through the entire chart
within/between the standard parallels
What chart projection is produced by placing a cone over a globe parallel to the Earth’s polar axis?
Lambert’s polar spheroid
Lambert's conformal chart
Mercator chart
Mercator polar spheroid
What unit of measurement is used to indicate spot height elevations on New Zealand VPC and VNC charts
meters above ground level
meters above mean sea level
feet above ground level
feet above mean sea level
The solid line A to B indicated by the arrow in this diagram is ….
a great circle
a small circle
the equator
a rhumb line
What chart projection is produced by placing a cylinder tangential to the equator?
Lambert's conformal chart
Mercator chart
Mercator polar spheroid
Transverse Lambert’s chart
Transverse Mercator chart
What is the major disadvantage of the Mercator chart?
The chart can only be used at latitudes between 70°N and 70°S
It is not possible to show the equator
Great circles cannot be plotted (because they are curves)
Rhumb lines will appear as straight lines
Can a Lambert chart be used for polar regions?
YES
NO
Are shapes portrayed correctly on a Lambert chart?
YES
NO
Which chart projection will show meridians as ‘parallel, straight and equi-distance spaced lines’
Lambert conformal
Mercator
Listed as a principal advantage, which chart is the more useful for representing countries with east/west expanse, e.g. Australia?
Lambert conformal
Mercator
