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When using a map you use this to determine its orientation?
A device that is used to determine orientation on a map is a compass rose. The type of map projection that is most helpful in the navigation of ships is a Mercator map.
Do lines of latitude help us determine absolute location?
Lines of latitude must be used with lines of longitude to help us find the absolute location. Lines of latitude alone cannot determine absolute location.
Is latitude the thing that you can work out time with yes or no?
No it is longitude that is used to determine local time
What is a device used to determine speed and sound in water?
doppler log
Are latitude lines used to determine time zones?
It's the lines of longitude which are used to define time zones, not lattitude.
What device was used to determine a ship's latitude?
Sextant
What was the device the portuguese and spanish explorers used to determined latitude?
ships
When using a map you use this to determine its orientation?
A device that is used to determine orientation on a map is a compass rose. The type of map projection that is most helpful in the navigation of ships is a Mercator map.
They used what ancient Greek device to find latitude?
Astrolabe
Unit of measure used to determine absolute location?
The unit of measure used to determine absolute location is degrees and minutes of latitude and longitude. The Earth has 360 degrees at the equator.
What is a ultrasonic device used by ships called?
its called a sonogram
What lines on maps are used to determine location?
Latitude and Longitude
What unit of measure is used to determine longitude or latitude?
Degrees.
What device is used to steer a ship?
Ships are steered by a device called a rudder, which is operated from the helm.
What glass device was used on ships to get sunlight to a lower deck?
prism
What device is used in navigation of airplanes and ships?
Different kinds of radar are
How are latitude and longitude used to determine a location?
latitude in Greek means "wide" while longitude means "long"
