2. In order to navigate to your intended location, which is the correct statement or term to use when attempting to find the value in degrees on a compass? Take a bearing; Take an azimuth; Take an angstrom; None of the above.
3. What is the name of the part of a baseplate compass that has the degree markings engraved called? Azimuth dial; Dial; Bezel ring; All of the above.
4. What does 'aiming off' mean? Compensating with right angles and pacing around terrain features to avoid lateral deviation; Intentionally adding or substracting 5 or 10 degrees from the azimuth and walking that heading; Taking a bearing and walking off diagonally towards the general direction of the objective; None of the above.
5. What is magnetic declination? The angular difference between the compass needle and the magnetic pole; The angular difference between grid north and true north; The angular difference between magnetic north and true north; None of the above.
6. In the Southern Hemisphere with the exception of a few times during the year for latitudes between the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn, when it is 12:00 pm, your shadow will be pointing in which general direction? North; South; East; West.
7. Which star can help you to find north in the Northern Hemisphere? Polara; Polaris; Posaris; None of the above.
8. How many degrees of arc is there for every hour on this earth? This is important to know when navigating without a compass. 1 degree; 15 degrees; 60 degrees; 360 degrees.
9. The parallel squiggly lines on a topographic map are called: Context lines; Convex lines; Contour lines; None of the above.
10. What does a scale of 1:50000 on a map represent? For every 50000 units on the map it represents 1 unit on the ground; This scale is representative of the difference between the photo taken by the aircraft in order to make the map and the map itself; For every unit on the map it represents 50000 units on the ground; None of the above.
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