Lesson 1: What Do You Know?

True or False

Statement
   
1 A westerly wind blows towards the west.
   
2 A compass is a magnet that can freely rotate.
   
3 A compass points to the north geographic pole.
   
4 Chicago and New Orleans are at a very similar latitude but very different longitude.
   
5 Tokyo and San Francisco are at a very similar latitude but very different longitude.
   
6 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Lima, Peru, are at a very similar latitude but very different longitude.
   
7 Solar noon at your location is the time when your local time is 12:00 (between 11AM and 1PM).
   
8 Sailing ships always sail in the same direction as ocean surface currents.
   
  
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Learn more about navigation in the Student Guide, Lesson 1.