North Star Geography – Flashcards
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yeast reproduce ___ and by ___
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sexually, budding
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Is the Tropic of Capricorn north or south of the equator?
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South
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John Harrison
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invented the first marine chronometer
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How many degrees of longitude are in each time zone?
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15
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Why is every map distorted in some degree?
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It is not an exact replica of the curving crust of the earth.
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what projector was commonly used for sailing as far back as the 1500?
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Mercator
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What are the three kinds of scales?
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Verbal scale, Bar scale, and Reprentative fraction scale
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What direction points further west: southwest by south, or north-northwest?
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southwest by south
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What are the three primary means of establishing direction?
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Reference points, Bearings, and Cardinal directions
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What is the difference between a heading and a bearing?
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The direction which you are traveling is the heading. while a bearing is the degree between 0 degree
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What is the difference between absolute bearing and a relative bearing?
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Absolute bearing is when North is 0 degree while relative bearing is based on any two headings.
