Navigation and Mapping Quiz

What is piloting?

• A type of navigation in which animals use

• Directions using the stars

• Latin word for ocean

• Distance north or south of the equator

What does celestial navigation involve?

• A type of navigation in which animals use

• Directions using the stars

• Latin word for ocean

• Distance north or south of the equator

What is the Latin word for ocean?

• Piloting

• Celestial Navigation

• Oceanus

• Latitude

What does latitude measure?

• Distance north or south of the equator

• Distance east or west of the prime meridian

• A person who draws or produces maps

• A representation of Earth's surface

What does longitude measure?

• Distance north or south of the equator

• Distance east or west of the prime meridian

• A person who draws or produces maps

• A representation of Earth's surface

Who is a cartographer?

• A person who draws or produces maps

• A type of navigation in which animals use

• Directions using the stars

• A representation of Earth's surface

What is a map?

• A type of navigation in which animals use

• Directions using the stars

• A representation of Earth's surface

• Distance north or south of the equator

What does a nautical chart provide?

• Information about coastal areas

• Directions using the stars

• A representation of Earth's surface

• Distance north or south of the equator

What is a compass used for?

• Determining the depth of a body of water

• Showing cardinal directions

• Drawing or producing maps

• Collecting samples from locations

What does voyaging mean?

• Producing sounds

• To travel

• Determining the depth of a body of water

• Collecting samples from locations