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What is a Bearing and what is an Azimuth?
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Okay, well since no one answered that one, what does USGS stand for?
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brayden box wrote:Okay, well since no one answered that one, what does USGS stand for?
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brayden box wrote:What is a Bearing and what is an Azimuth?
[hide]azimuth is the degrees from one object to another and bearing is measurement of distance between two points[/hide]
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brayden box wrote:Okay, well since no one answered that one, what does USGS stand for?
United States Geographical Survey
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Right. Your turn.
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What kind of map is primarily used to show elevation?
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topographic map (quadrangle) in this case
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Alright, my question:

why would a 7.5 minute quad in Wisconsin be more narrow (longitude) than a 7.5 quad in Texas?
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robounicorn25 wrote:
brayden box wrote:What is a Bearing and what is an Azimuth?
[hide]azimuth is the degrees from one object to another and bearing is measurement of distance between two points[/hide]
kinda, but also not really. Azimuth is the 360˚ heading, while Bearing is the amount of degrees away from either north or south (up to 90˚) and then either east or west.
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