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Except for N-S courses, and E-W courses on the equator, a great circle track between two points, when compared to a rhumb line track between the same two points, will __________.

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Except for N-S courses, and E-W courses on the equator, a great circle track between two points, when compared to a rhumb line track between the same two points, will __________.

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🔍 Key Concepts

• Great circle vs rhumb line (loxodrome) – how each one appears on the globe • Behavior of great circles on a sphere – especially between mid‑latitude points • How the track of a great circle shifts with respect to the nearest pole

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• Visualize the Earth as a globe and sketch two points in the same hemisphere. If you draw the great circle between them, does it bend toward or away from the nearest pole compared to a straight line on a Mercator chart? • Consider why long‑range aircraft and ships often choose great circle routes in higher latitudes. What does that tell you about the path relative to the nearest pole? • Think about what a rhumb line does on a Mercator chart (constant true course). Compared to that, does the great circle stay at similar latitudes, or does it reach higher or lower latitudes in that hemisphere?

✅ Before You Answer

• Be clear on the definition of a great circle (shortest distance between two points on a sphere) • Recall how a rhumb line appears on a Mercator chart (straight line, constant true course, but not shortest path) • Check if the correct statement should apply in both hemispheres in the same way, or if it must change wording between North and South hemispheres

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Question 1 of 2066636ee928f7522a1c5196f6

Except for N-S courses, and E-W courses on the equator, a great circle track between two points, when compared to a rhumb line track between the same two points, will __________.

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Except for N-S courses, and E-W courses on the equator, a great circle track between two points, when compared to a rhumb line track between the same two points, will __________.

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