8-38.8-39.8-40.8-41.8-42.A Mercator projection increasesdistortion as you move in whatdirection?1.East or west from 0° longitude2.South of the Arctic circle3.North of Antarctica4.North or south from the equatorStandard Mercator projectionsprovide excellent data of the polarregions.1.True2.FalseA transverse Mercator projection isa Mercator projection that isaltered in what manner?1.Rotated to tangent to theTropic of Cancer2.Rotated 45° to lessen thedistortion of the higherlatitudes3.Rotated 90° tangent to ameridian4.Altered to show all features inthe proper prospectiveThe military grid system is derivedfor what projection?1.Conic2.Mercator3.Transverse Mercator4.GnomonicOn the globe the parallels becomeshorter towards the poles. Theirlength is proportionate to what?1.Sine of the parallel2.Cosine of the parallel3.Sine of the latitude4.Cosine of the latitude8-43.The basic arrangement of gridsbased on the transverse Mercatorprojection is divided in whatmanner between latitude 80°S and84°N?1.6° longitude by 8° latitudezones2.100,000-meter squares3.8° longitude by 6° latitudezones4.6° longitude by 12° latitudezones8-44.In a transverse Mercator gridsystem, each polar region isdivided in what manner?1.Same as all other regions2.Into two zones3.Into 100,000-meter squares4.Zones A and B8-45.In a grid system, each 100,000-meter square is divided into (a)how many columns and (b) designatedin what manner?1.(a) 6 (b) numbered 0 through 92.(a) 6 (b) lettered A through Zwith I and 0 omitted3.(a) 8 (b) lettered A through Zwith I and 0 omitted4.(a) 12 (b) alphanumeric8-46.What value is assigned to theequator to prevent dealing withnegative values south of theequator?1.10,000,000 meters and the valueincreases toward the South Pole2.10,000,000 meters and the valuedecreases toward the South Pole3.500,000 meters and the valueincreases toward the South Pole4.500,000 meters and the valuedecreases toward the South Pole8-47.The value assigned to the centralmeridian to prevent dealing withwesterly values is called1.a false easterly value2.a false westerly value3.a false northing value4.a false southing value56
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