CSRC Geo-Quiz #4     (Map Projections and the Geoid)

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Is the Tropic of Capricorn at 23.5 degrees North or South?
What significance does the Arctic Circle have to daylight on Earth?

Where is the Prime Meridian? Where is the Equator?
 0 degrees latitude
 0 degrees longitude
 90 degrees latitude
 90 degrees longitude
 180 degrees latitude
 180 degrees longitude
  
Is a parallel a line of latitude or a line of longitude?

Which two properties of a map can be preserved by using a conformal map projection?
 Area
 Angles
 Distance
 Shape
  
Which is a smaller map scale, 1:24,000 or 1:100,000?
Is a Mercator projection a conic, cylindrical, or planar projection?

What is the approximate circumference of the Earth?
 15,000 miles
 25,000 miles
 50,000 miles
 75,000 miles
  


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