Parallels of latitude - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

According to the NAVDORM, what is the responsibility of the CO in terms of navigation? -The CO is responsible for the safe navigation of the ship. COs will use all available means of fixing and establishing the ship's position. -The Commanding Officer, with assistance from the Executive Officer and Navigator, will create a ship specific Navigation Bill, tailored from the NAVDORM, to adapt to the ship's equipment configuration -A presence of a maritime pilot does not relieve a Commanding Off...

MAP SKILLS ANSWER: SKIP TO NEXT CARD Compass ANSWER: an instrument containing a magnetized pointer that shows the direction of magnetic north and bearings from it. Legend/Key ANSWER: explains the meaning of the symbols on the map Scale ANSWER: the relationship between the portion of Earth being studied and Earth as a whole Parallels ANSWER: lines of latitude or up and down lines Deeagles - Stuvia US Meridians ANSWER: lines of longitude or side to side lines Longitude ANSWER: Di...

GISP Study Questions and Answers Rated A+ Georeferencing 101- associating a map or image with spatial location control points 101- points come in pairs that match the spatial location with a point on an unreferenced image or map Spatial Reference Systems (SRS) 101- coordinate based local, regional, or global system used to location geographical entities (aka Coordinate Reference System (CRS)) Coordinate Reference System (CRS) 101- coordinate based local, regional, or global system used to loc...

What are the three categories for Electronic Navigation? - Stations exterior to the Aircraft: Ground and space On-board active transmitters: Radar, Doppler Self Contained: INS Which way do lines of longitude run? Which way are they measured? - Run north to south Measured East and West What are the three types of naviagation? - Dead Reckoning Navigation, Visual Navigation, Electronic Navigation What is the primary type of navigation? What are the secondary? - Dead Reckoning Visual and El...

WGU C255 Test Questions & Answers(graded A) Geography -ANSWER the study of the interaction of all physical and human phenomena at individual places and of how interactions among places form patterns and organize larger spaces. 5 themes of geography -ANSWER 1. Location 2. Place 3. Human-Environment Interaction 4. Movement 5. Region Location -ANSWER Refers to the physical presence of a geographic place or feature on the surface of the Earth Absolute Location -ANSWER Exact locatio...

Real versus personal property - ANSWER real property: Real estate and the bundle of rights Personal property: all property that is not land or permanently attached to land, excepting trade fixtures and emblements. Physical characteristics of land - ANSWER immobility, indestructibility, and heterogeneity. Metes and Bounds - ANSWER describes property by landmarks, monuments, distances and angles. From point of beginning (POB) and returns to POB Rectangular Survey System - ANSWER uses ...

3 types of features on a map - ️️Point, line, and area features. 3 types of irregular land grants - ️️pueblo grants private community 3 types of scales - ️️verbal, graphic, representative fraction A Developable Surface - ️️A surface that can be mapped without distortion on a flat medium Spherical Earth is NOT a developable surface Instead we use planes, cones and cylinders which are developable Albers Equal Area Conic - ️️A projected coordinate system used for east-...

Real versus personal property - correct answer real property: Real estate and the bundle of rights Personal property: all property that is not land or permanently attached to land, excepting trade fixtures and emblements. Physical characteristics of land - correct answer immobility, indestructibility, and heterogeneity. Metes and Bounds - correct answer describes property by landmarks, monuments, distances and angles. From point of beginning (POB) and returns to POB Rectangular Surv...

Learning Activity 2 Answer the following questions. 1. Explain the use of maps and globes to locate important places (global and local). It helps to recognize the size and shape of the place. It shows the direction of to the place.  Globe is the model of the earth. It has a round shape. It is used to locate place, see sea route, air route.  A map is a flat drawing of all parts of the earth surfaces. You can use a map for finding a location or a place you need to go to. 2....

AP Human Geography Unit 1 Review Question and Answers 1. Latitude - Answer>> The numbering system used to indicate the location of parallels drawn on a globe and measuring distance north and south of the equator 2. Cultural Ecology - Answer>> Geographic approach that emphasizes human-environment relationships 3. Longitude - Answer>> The numbering system used to indicate the location of meridians drawn on a globe and measuring distance east and west of the prime meridian ...