VOYAGING 1) The currents in the Atlantic outside the Mediterranean are

ID: 200 • Letter: V

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VOYAGING

____ 1) The currents in the Atlantic outside the Mediterranean are ___________________.

A) north to south B) south to north C) west to east D) east to west
E) There are no currents in the Atlantic outside the Mediterranean.

____ 2) Which of the following is not true about the library of Alexandria (Egypt)?

A) It was one of the great libraries of all time.

B) This is where the diameter of the Earth was first discovered.

C) This is where the idea of latitude and longitude was invented.

D) Any ship that visited had to give its logs to the library which lead to an extensive navigational collection.

E) It is the longest continuous running library in the world.

____ 3) Which of the following statements is FALSE regarding latitude and longitude?

A) Zero latitude is the equator and zero longitude is Greenwich, England, or the prime meridian.

B) The distance between lines of longitude varies with latitude while lines of latitude are always equidistant.

C) Latitude and longitude is a system of imaginary lines dividing the Earth

1.c

2.c

3.a

4.b

5.a

6.d

7.d

8.a

9.T

10.a

11.c

12.b

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