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What does the UTM system represent?
How does the UTM system determine the northerly direction?
What happens to meridians of longitude as they approach the North Pole?
In the UTM system, when is Grid North identical to True North?
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What is a meridian?
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Study Notes
UTM System
- The UTM system is a grid system.
- In the UTM system, the Earth's surface is projected onto a cylinder that touches the Earth along a specific meridian.
- Meridians are circles that pass through both the North and South poles.
- Meridians converge towards the North Pole, which means they don't create a rectangular grid.
- The UTM system uses a rectangular grid.
- The northerly direction of the UTM grid is defined by a specific meridian, called "Grid North".
- Only on that specific meridian does "Grid North" align with "True North".
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Description
This quiz covers the UTM (Universal Transverse Mercator) system, which is a grid reference system for mapping the Earth's surface. It explains how the Earth's surface is projected onto a cylindrical grid and discusses the importance of meridians and their relationship to Grid North and True North.
