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24 Cards in this Set
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System of navigation using heavenly bodies as bases is called |
Celestial Navigation |
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The prime parallel that passes horizontally throughout the center of the earth, dividing the globe into northern and southern hemisphere |
Equator |
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The vertical line that passes through Greenwich, England dividing the Earth into western and eastern hemispheres |
Prime meridian |
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The equator and the prime meridian are referred to as |
Great Circles |
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The north or south location of any place on Earth is called |
Latitude |
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Latitude measurements range only from |
0-90 degrees |
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The west or east location of any place is called |
Longitude |
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By international agreement, it was determined that the meridian of longitude passing through ____________ would be the starting point |
Greenwich, England |
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Longitude measurements range only from |
0-180 degrees |
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The space between two meridians is greatest at the equator by about |
70 miles (112 km) |
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One degree of latitude or longitude is equal to |
70 miles (112 km) |
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Each degree is divided into equal parts called |
Minute |
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A minute of latitude or longitude is equal to |
70/60 or 1.1667 miles (also called a nautical mile) |
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A minute is divided into equal parts called seconds. A second of latitude or longitude is equal to |
100 ft |
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The Philippines is a tropical country located in the northern hemisphere specifically at ________ North; ________ East on the southern coast of the continent of Asia. |
13 degrees North, 122 degrees East |
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The Philippines is located between the equator and Tropic of |
Cancer |
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The archipelago is ______ and _____ northern latitude and between ________ and _________ eastern longitude |
4 degrees 23 minutes and 21 degrees 25 minutes northern latitude; 116 degrees and 127 degrees eastern longitude |
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Can be found at the northern part of the Philippines |
Bashi Chanel |
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Can be found at the eastern part of the Philippines |
Pacific Ocean |
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Can be found at the southern part of Philippines |
Celebes Sea |
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Can be found at the western part of the Philippines |
West Philippine Sea |
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The nearest island on the southwest of the Philippines |
Borneo |
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The nearest island on the southwest of the Philippines |
Borneo |
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The nearest island in the north of Philippines |
Taiwan |
