Position / Co-ordinates (Grade 12 NSC Matric Geography): Quizzes
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What are co-ordinates?
What are co-ordinates?
Two numbers that locate a place on Earth
What does latitude measure?
What does latitude measure?
How far north or south from the equator
What does longitude specify?
What does longitude specify?
The east-west position on Earth
When writing co-ordinates, which measurement is always written first?
When writing co-ordinates, which measurement is always written first?
Latitude
Which letters are used to indicate longitude directions?
Which letters are used to indicate longitude directions?
E (East) or W (West)
What does each line on a topographical map represent?
What does each line on a topographical map represent?
1' (one minute) of latitude or longitude
In which direction do latitude minutes increase on a map?
In which direction do latitude minutes increase on a map?
As you move south (down the map)
How many decimal places is the space between minute lines divided into?
How many decimal places is the space between minute lines divided into?
10 decimal places
In map reference 3318CD, what do the first two numbers (33) refer to?
In map reference 3318CD, what do the first two numbers (33) refer to?
Latitude
How is the main area of a map sheet reference subdivided?
How is the main area of a map sheet reference subdivided?
Four large squares labelled A, B, C, D