Questions Based on the Examination Format (Paper 1)

1. In Diagram 1, N is the North Pole, S is the South Pole and NOS is the axis of the earth.

N
B
A

Considering the four points A, B, C and
60 0
D, which of these is (600 N, 00 E) ?
00
O C
600
D

Greenwich
Meridian
S
Diagram 1

2. P(150N, 100E), Q and R are three points on the earth surface. Q is due south of P. The
difference in latitude between P and Q is 650. R is due west of Q. The difference in
longitude between Q and R is 800. The position of R is
A 80S ,90E C 50S ,70E
B 80S ,70W D 50S ,70W

3. In Diagram 3, N is the North Pole, S is the South Pole, NOS is the axis of the earth and PR
is a diameter of the parallels of latitude.

500 N
P R
Find the position of point R.

00
500 A 50N ,50W
O
B 50N ,130W
C 50N ,50E
Greenwich
Meridian S D 50N ,130E
Diagram 3
4. Diagram 4 shows the position of five towns, A, B, C, D and X, on the surface of the
earth.
N

Which of the town, A, B, C or D,

A 500 N is located east of X with
X C

B difference in longitude of 600 ?

100 N

5. In Diagram 5, N is the North Pole, S is the South Pole, NOS is the axis of the earth.
N
P
The position of point P is
A 10N ,80W
10N ,100W
800 O B
1000
C 80N ,80W
Equator
D 80N ,100E
Greenwich
Meridian S

Diagram 5

(For the questions below you are strongly advised to sketch a diagram!)
6. The shortest distance in nautical miles from P(60 N, 120 W) to Q(50N, 120W) via
the north pole is
A 600 B 3600 C 4200 D 6600
7. Given that PQ is diameter of the earth. If the location of P is (70 N, 35 W), the
location of Q is
A (70 S, 145 E) C (70 N , 145 E)
B (20 S, 145 E) D (70 S, 35 E)

8. The distance from P(60 S, 60 W) to Q(60 S, 120 W) along the common latitude is
A 2700 nm C 5400 nm
B 3600 nm D 6300 nm

9. The shortest distance from London to the North Pole is 2310 nm . The latitude of
London is
A 23.1 N C 66.9 N
B 38.5 N D 51.5 N

10. The shortest distance in nautical miles, from P(75 N, 110 W) to Q(80 N, 70 E)
measured on the earths surface is
A 300 C 2400
B 1500 D 9300

11. The shortest distance from P(30 N,70 E) to Q(x N, 110 W) via the north pole is 6600
nm.
Find the value of x.
A 30 C 50
B 40 D 60

12. P(40 N, 120 W) and Q are two points on the earths surface. If Q is 4500 nautical
miles due south of P, find the latitude of Q.
A 10 S C 35 S
B 25 S D 65 S

13. M(70 N, 100 W) and N are two points on the earths surface. If the shortest distance
from M to N via the North Pole is 5100 nautical miles, find the latitude of N.
A 15 N C 65 N
B 25 N D 85 N

14. N and S are the North and South Poles respectively. P is (40 N, 10 W) and the two arc
lengths of PQ and QS are equal. Find the latitude of Q
A 15 S C 25 S
B 20 S D 30 S
15. P(25 N, 50 W), Q and R are three points on the earths surface. Q is due south of P
and the difference in latitude between P and Q is 60. R is due west of Q and the
difference in longitude between Q and R is 80. The location of R is
A (35 S, 30 W) C (85 S, 30 W)
B (35 S, 130 W) D (85 S, 130 W)

16. M(50 N, 110 E) and N are two points on the earths surface. Given that MN is the
diameter of a great circle, find the position of N.
A (40 S, 70 W) C C (50 S, 70 W)
B (40 S, 110 E) D (50 S,110 E)

17. F (80 N, 42 W) and G are the two points on the earth surface . Given that FG is the
diameter of the great circle , the position of G is
A (80N , 138 E) C (10N, 138 E)
B (80 N, 42 W) D (10 N, 42 W)

18. U (0 N, 0 E) and V is the two points on the surface earth . V is 40 due east of U. The
position of V is
A (0 N, 40 W) C (40 N, 50 W)
B (0 N, 40 E) D ( 40N, 40 E)

19. J(30 N, 80 E) , K and L are three points on the earth surface. J is due to north K. The
difference in the latitude between J and K is 50. L is due west of K and the difference in
longitude K and L is 60. The position of L is
A (50 N, 60 E) C (20 S, 140 W)
B (80 N, 140 W) D (20 S, 20 E)

20. P and Q are two points on the equator. The shortest distance between P and Q is 4320
nautical miles. Q is due east of P and the longitude of Q is 80 E. The longitude of P is
A 8 E C 72 W
B 8 W D 152 E

21. M (5 S , 87E) and M(63 S, 87 E) are two points on the surface earth. Calculate the
distance in nautical miles , between the two points measured along the meridian
A 3480 C 4080
B 3780 D 5220

22. J and K are two points on the equator of the earth. Given that the distance between the
two points is 1440 nautical miles measured the equator. Find the different in longitude of
two points
A 14 C 36
B 24 D 66
23. P(0N , 20 E), Q and R are three points on the surface earth. Q is due west of P and R is
the midpoint of PQ The distance between P and R is 3000 nautical miles. Find the
longitude of Q.
A 5 E C 5 W
B 70 E D 30 W

24. X( 50 N, 140 E) and Y (60 N, 40 W) are two points on the earth surface. Calculate
the distance in nautical miles between X and Y via North pole.
A 3000 C 4200
B 3600 D 6600

25. P (60 0 S, 90 0 E) and Q (60 0 S, 90 0 W) are two points on the surface of the earth. Calculate
the distance in nautical miles from P to Q measured along the common parallel of
latitude.
A 10800 C 5400
B 7200 D 3600