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 __________.

Correct Answer: Option C — always be nearer to the elevated pole

Great circle tracks on a sphere curve toward the elevated pole relative to a rhumb line because they represent the shortest distance between two points, bowing higher in latitude toward the hemisphere's elevated pole.