What piece of information do you need to accurately use a compass in a new area, and why?


You need to know the magnetic declination, the angular difference between magnetic north and true geographic north for a location. Having this is necessary because the magnetic north pole and the geographic North Pole are not in exactly the same place.

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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Which continent has the largest proportion of land with more than moderate degradation?

a. Europe b. South America c. Africa d. Asia e. North America

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There are planktonic forms of every major group of animals

a. True b. False

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