ASA 105 CHAPTER 1 EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
The most commonly used chart projection for nautical charts is the? - Answer- Mercator
In Mercator projection the surface features of the spherical globe are _________ onto a
flat piece of paper. - Answer- Stretched
In Mercator projection, surface features near the poles are stretched _________ than
features near the equator. - Answer- More
On the surface of the earth, lines of longitude converge towards each other from the
__________ to the ___________. - Answer- Equator ; poles
On a Mercator chart, lines of Longitude are _________ to each other. - Answer- Parallel
On the surface of the Earth, lines of latitude are _____________ to each other. -
Answer- Parallel
On a Mercator chart, lines of Latitude are _____________ to each other. - Answer-
Parallel
True North points towards the ___________. - Answer- North Pole
Magnetic North points towards the __________. - Answer- Magnetic North Pole
What is latitude? - Answer- Latitude is the angular distance of a point north or south of
the equator, measured in degrees.
What is longitude? - Answer- Longitude is the angular distance of a point east or west of
the Prime Meridian, measured in degrees.
Where does latitude start? - Answer- Latitude angles start with 0° at the equator.
Where does longitude start? - Answer- Longitude angles start with 0° at the Prime
Meridian and end with 90° at the poles and 180° at the International Date Line.
How are latitude angles specified? - Answer- Latitude angles are specified as being
north or south of the equator.
AND ANSWERS
The most commonly used chart projection for nautical charts is the? - Answer- Mercator
In Mercator projection the surface features of the spherical globe are _________ onto a
flat piece of paper. - Answer- Stretched
In Mercator projection, surface features near the poles are stretched _________ than
features near the equator. - Answer- More
On the surface of the earth, lines of longitude converge towards each other from the
__________ to the ___________. - Answer- Equator ; poles
On a Mercator chart, lines of Longitude are _________ to each other. - Answer- Parallel
On the surface of the Earth, lines of latitude are _____________ to each other. -
Answer- Parallel
On a Mercator chart, lines of Latitude are _____________ to each other. - Answer-
Parallel
True North points towards the ___________. - Answer- North Pole
Magnetic North points towards the __________. - Answer- Magnetic North Pole
What is latitude? - Answer- Latitude is the angular distance of a point north or south of
the equator, measured in degrees.
What is longitude? - Answer- Longitude is the angular distance of a point east or west of
the Prime Meridian, measured in degrees.
Where does latitude start? - Answer- Latitude angles start with 0° at the equator.
Where does longitude start? - Answer- Longitude angles start with 0° at the Prime
Meridian and end with 90° at the poles and 180° at the International Date Line.
How are latitude angles specified? - Answer- Latitude angles are specified as being
north or south of the equator.
