Mathematics Practice Test – Longitude and Latitude (Questions with Answers and Explanations)

A(58.5°S, 50°W) and Q(92.2°S, 50°W) are two points on the earth‘s surface . Calculate their great circle distance apart.

An aircraft flies due South from an airfields on latitude 36°N, longitude 138°E to another airfields on latitude 36°S, longitude 138°E. If the speed of the aircraft, is 800km per hour, calculate the time taken, correct to the nearest hour (Take the radius of the earth = 6400km and π = )

A. 11 hrs
B. 10 hrs
C. 8 hrs
D. 6 hrs

A (30⁰N, 47⁰E), B (30⁰N, 83⁰E). The angle between A and B is _______

The positions of two countries P and Q are (15°N, 12°E) and (65°N, 12°E) respectively. What is the difference in latitude?

A 104°
B. 100^o
C. 80^o
D. 50^o

Two places are 2816 km apart on the same line of longitude. Calculate the angular difference between their latitude (R = 6400 km)

A. 25.2°
B. 26.1°
C. 51.3°
D. 63.9°