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¿Cómo se llama al círculo máximo que pasa por los polos y por las coordenadas de nuestra situación?What is the great circle that passes through the poles and through the coordinates of our position called?
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Correct answer: a) Local meridian.
Why it is correct
It is the local meridian, which runs through the poles and the observer.
Why the others are not
- b) The correct name is local meridian.
- c) A parallel does not pass through the poles.
- d) A parallel does not pass through the poles.
How to work it out in the exam
- Meridians pass through the poles, parallels do not.
Where this question comes from
- Región de Murcia · 2017 · 1ª convocatoria · PER Tipo 1 · question 39 Official paper · Official answer key
- Región de Murcia · 2021 · 1ª convocatoria · PER Tipo 1 · question 40 Official paper · Official answer key
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