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Which of the following is a characteristic of the Mercator projection?
Which of the following is a characteristic of the Mercator projection?
- Latitude scale increases with distance from the equator (correct)
- Great circles appear as straight lines
- Distances are accurate regardless of location
- Meridians and vertical lines are equally spaced
What is the main use of the Transverse Mercator projection?
What is the main use of the Transverse Mercator projection?
- Navigation
- Representing the entire Earth
- Mapping polar regions
- Star charting (correct)
How does the Oblique projection differ from the Transverse Mercator projection?
How does the Oblique projection differ from the Transverse Mercator projection?
- It uses a different coordinate system than latitude and longitude
- It is used for navigation rather than star charting
- The cylinder is tangent along great circles other than the equator or meridian (correct)
- It preserves shapes better than the Transverse Mercator
Which of the following is a characteristic of latitude?
Which of the following is a characteristic of latitude?
Which projection method is most suitable for mapping the entire Earth?
Which projection method is most suitable for mapping the entire Earth?
What is the relationship between latitude and longitude?
What is the relationship between latitude and longitude?
What is the primary advantage of the Mercator projection for navigation?
What is the primary advantage of the Mercator projection for navigation?
Which of the following statements about the Mercator projection is FALSE?
Which of the following statements about the Mercator projection is FALSE?
Which type of chart projection is best suited for accurately measuring great circle distances?
Which type of chart projection is best suited for accurately measuring great circle distances?
What is the primary distortion introduced by the Mercator projection?
What is the primary distortion introduced by the Mercator projection?
Which of the following statements about the Mercator projection is correct?
Which of the following statements about the Mercator projection is correct?
Which type of chart is typically used for facilitating great-circle sailings?
Which type of chart is typically used for facilitating great-circle sailings?
What type of projection transfers points from Earth's surface to cone(s)?
What type of projection transfers points from Earth's surface to cone(s)?
Which projection uses two standard parallels and is commonly used by aircraft?
Which projection uses two standard parallels and is commonly used by aircraft?
In which projection are meridians straight lines approximating a great circle?
In which projection are meridians straight lines approximating a great circle?
Which projection is used in polar navigation and involves projecting from the antipode to a tangent plane?
Which projection is used in polar navigation and involves projecting from the antipode to a tangent plane?
What type of projection projects Earth's surface directly onto a plane surface?
What type of projection projects Earth's surface directly onto a plane surface?
Which projection is widely used in atlases for large latitude and longitude areas like continents?
Which projection is widely used in atlases for large latitude and longitude areas like continents?
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