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Questions for Great Circles, Rhumb Lines & Directions on the Earth

Answer the following questions

1.
Any Meridian Line is a:

RHUMB LINE

SEMI GREAT CIRCLE

RHUMB LINE AND A SEMI GREAT CIRCLE

2.
A Rhumb Line cuts all meridians at the same angle. This gives:

The shortest distance between two points.

A line of constant direction

A line which could never be a Great Circle track