What are the two types of azimuth?

What are the two types of azimuth?

• A. Grid Azimuth and Magnetic Azimuth
• B. True Azimuth and Magnetic Azimuth
• C. Grid Azimuth and True Azimuth
• D. Local Azimuth and Global Azimuth

Answer: (A)

An azimuth is the clockwise angle from a reference north to a direction. In map-and-compass navigation, the two references you most often use are grid north and magnetic north, giving grid azimuth and magnetic azimuth. Grid azimuth is the angle measured using the map’s grid lines, so it references grid north. Magnetic azimuth is the angle measured with a compass, referencing magnetic north. The difference between these references is the declination between grid north and magnetic north, which you account for when converting between them. True azimuth exists as a separate reference to true north, but the pair typically taught for field navigation is grid azimuth and magnetic azimuth.

An azimuth is the clockwise angle from a reference north to a direction. In map-and-compass navigation, the two references you most often use are grid north and magnetic north, giving grid azimuth and magnetic azimuth. Grid azimuth is the angle measured using the map’s grid lines, so it references grid north. Magnetic azimuth is the angle measured with a compass, referencing magnetic north. The difference between these references is the declination between grid north and magnetic north, which you account for when converting between them. True azimuth exists as a separate reference to true north, but the pair typically taught for field navigation is grid azimuth and magnetic azimuth.