Question Bank

1. What is the Change of Latitude between the following positions: 71°20'N to 86°45'N over the north pole

2. What is the shortest distance between (J) Tokyo (3557N 13535E) and (K) Rio de Janeiro (2210S 04425W)?

3. What is the shortest distance between (D) Durban (2930S 03030E) and (E) Leningrad (5947N 03030E)?

4. What is the shortest (great circle) distance between (A) London (5137N 00012W) and (B) Accra (0648N 00012W)?

5. What is the Change of Latitude between the following positions:- 49°35'N to 60°20'S

6. What is the Change of Latitude between the following positions:- 74°20'S to 34°30'S

7. What is the Change of Longitude between the following positions:- a. 075°40'W to 125°35'W b. 001°20'E to 004°20'W c.150°40'E to 179°30'E d. 162°36'W to 140°42'E

8. What is the Change of Latitude between the following positions:- 52°15'N to 39°35'N

9. What is the difference in nautical miles and in kilometres from position A (41°25'N) to position B (79°30'N)? Both are on the same meridian

10. What is the shortest distance between (N) Greenwich (5130N 00000E) and (P) Antipodes Island (5130S 18000E)?

11. What is the shortest distance between (F) Rome (4155N 01110E) and (G) Honolulu (2117N 16850W)?

12. What is the shortest distance between (L) Dakar (0000N 01635W) and (M) Singapore (0000N 10355E)?