8-38.
8-39.
8-40.
8-41.
8-42.
A Mercator projection increases
distortion as you move in what
direction?
1.
East or west from 0° longitude
2.
South of the Arctic circle
3.
North of Antarctica
4.
North or south from the equator
Standard Mercator projections
provide excellent data of the polar
regions.
1.
True
2.
False
A transverse Mercator projection is
a Mercator projection that is
altered in what manner?
1.
Rotated to tangent to the
Tropic of Cancer
2.
Rotated 45° to lessen the
distortion of the higher
latitudes
3.
Rotated 90° tangent to a
meridian
4.
Altered to show all features in
the proper prospective
The military grid system is derived
for what projection?
1.
Conic
2.
Mercator
3.
Transverse Mercator
4.
Gnomonic
On the globe the parallels become
shorter towards the poles. Their
length is proportionate to what?
1.
Sine of the parallel
2.
Cosine of the parallel
3.
Sine of the latitude
4.
Cosine of the latitude
8-43.
The basic arrangement of grids
based on the transverse Mercator
projection is divided in what
manner between latitude 80°S and
84°N?
1.
6° longitude by 8° latitude
zones
2.
100,000-meter squares
3.
8° longitude by 6° latitude
zones
4.
6° longitude by 12° latitude
zones
8-44.
In a transverse Mercator grid
system, each polar region is
divided in what manner?
1.
Same as all other regions
2.
Into two zones
3.
Into 100,000-meter squares
4.
Zones A and B
8-45.
In a grid system, each 100,000-
meter square is divided into (a)
how many columns and (b) designated
in what manner?
1.
(a) 6 (b) numbered 0 through 9
2.
(a) 6 (b) lettered A through Z
with I and 0 omitted
3.
(a) 8 (b) lettered A through Z
with I and 0 omitted
4.
(a) 12 (b) alphanumeric
8-46.
What value is assigned to the
equator to prevent dealing with
negative values south of the
equator?
1.
10,000,000 meters and the value
increases toward the South Pole
2.
10,000,000 meters and the value
decreases toward the South Pole
3.
500,000 meters and the value
increases toward the South Pole
4.
500,000 meters and the value
decreases toward the South Pole
8-47.
The value assigned to the central
meridian to prevent dealing with
westerly values is called
1.
a false easterly value
2.
a false westerly value
3.
a false northing value
4.
a false southing value
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