Question 1

The United States is the only country with satellites collecting remotely sensed data on the earth.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

When one travels one fourth of the distance around the world along the same parallel of latitude,the number of time zones traversed is likely

Accepted Answer

A) 4. 
B) 6. 
C) 12. 
D) 24.

Question 3

As one crosses the International Date Line going westward,the calendar day should be moved

Accepted Answer

A) back one day. 
B) ahead one day. 
C) ahead twelve hours. 
D) back twelve hours.

Question 4

A map scale of 1: 24,000 means that

Accepted Answer

A) one inch on the map represents 2,000 feet on the earth. 
B) one inch on the map represents 24,000 inches on the earth. 
C) one foot on the map represents 2,000 inches on the earth. 
D) one foot on the map represents 24,000 miles on the earth.

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT a globe property?

Accepted Answer

A) All meridians are one-half the length of the equator. 
B) Parallels increase in length as one nears the poles. 
C) Meridians and parallels intersect at right angles. 
D) The scale on the surface of the globe is the same in every direction.

Question 6

Discuss the concepts involved in the formation of the earth's grid system.Draw and carefully label a diagram that aids your explanation.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Discuss the concepts involved in the formation...

Question 7

Probably the most often misused projection is

Accepted Answer

A) Goode's Homolosine. 
B) simple conic. 
C) gnomonic. 
D) Mercator.

Question 8

Meridians of longitude converge at the

Accepted Answer

A) equator. 
B) poles. 
C) International Date Line. 
D) Line of Greenwich.

Question 9

All of the following are key reference points in the grid system EXCEPT the

Accepted Answer

A) North and South Poles. 
B) Greenwich Village,New York. 
C) equator. 
D) prime meridian.

Question 10

A map drawn at which of the following scales would provide the greatest level of detail?

Accepted Answer

A) 1: 8,000 
B) 1: 24,000 
C) 1: 50,000 
D) 1: 63,360

Question 11

If it is 5 p.m.at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich,England,what time is it at 45$\circ$ E longitude?

Accepted Answer

A) 2 p.m. 
B) 8 p.m. 
C) 1 a.m. 
D) 11 p.m.

Question 12

The steeper the slope,the closer together the contour lines rendering that slope.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The contour intervals are much greater for flatter surfaces than for mountainous and steeper slopes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

No projection can provide correct shapes for large areas.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

All of the following are problems inherent in showing quantities in areas EXCEPT that

Accepted Answer

A) such maps imply uniformity within an area. 
B) such maps imply abrupt changes at boundaries that are unrealistic. 
C) color choice may impart more importance to some areas than to others. 
D) such maps can show quantities but not rates,percentages,or densities.

Question 16

Every projection has some degree of distortion because

Accepted Answer

A) a curved surface cannot be represented on a flat surface without distortion. 
B) parallels and meridians never cross at right angles on a globe. 
C) the grid system is two-dimensional but the earth is three-dimensional. 
D) a sphere is a developable surface.

Question 17

What are the lines of constant elevation on topographic maps called?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What are the lines of constant elevation...

Question 18

Thermal scanners are characterized by all of the following EXCEPT that they

Accepted Answer

A) sense the heat emitted by objects on earth. 
B) can operate only in the daytime. 
C) have been used to detect water pollution. 
D) do not use photographic film.

Question 19

The Land Ordinance of 1785 established a systematic survey known as the

Accepted Answer

A) base line system. 
B) township and range system. 
C) orthographic survey system. 
D) public lands identification system.

Question 20

Which of the following variables would NOT be suitable for depiction on a flow-line map?

Accepted Answer

A) the amount oil flowing through a network of pipelines 
B) the number of immigrants who have come from different regions of the world to the U.S. 
C) the number of immigrants living in each region of the U.S. 
D) the average amount of water flowing in the major rivers of the U.S.

Exam 2: Techniques of Geographic Analysis

The United States is the only country with satellites collecting remotely sensed data on the earth.

When one travels one fourth of the distance around the world along the same parallel of latitude,the number of time zones traversed is likely

As one crosses the International Date Line going westward,the calendar day should be moved

A map scale of 1: 24,000 means that

Which of the following is NOT a globe property?

Discuss the concepts involved in the formation of the earth's grid system.Draw and carefully label a diagram that aids your explanation.

Probably the most often misused projection is

Meridians of longitude converge at the

All of the following are key reference points in the grid system EXCEPT the

A map drawn at which of the following scales would provide the greatest level of detail?

If it is 5 p.m.at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich,England,what time is it at 45^$\circ$ E longitude?

The steeper the slope,the closer together the contour lines rendering that slope.

The contour intervals are much greater for flatter surfaces than for mountainous and steeper slopes.

No projection can provide correct shapes for large areas.

All of the following are problems inherent in showing quantities in areas EXCEPT that

Every projection has some degree of distortion because

What are the lines of constant elevation on topographic maps called?

Thermal scanners are characterized by all of the following EXCEPT that they

The Land Ordinance of 1785 established a systematic survey known as the

Which of the following variables would NOT be suitable for depiction on a flow-line map?

Exam 2: Techniques of Geographic Analysis

The United States is the only country with satellites collecting remotely sensed data on the earth.

When one travels one fourth of the distance around the world along the same parallel of latitude,the number of time zones traversed is likely

As one crosses the International Date Line going westward,the calendar day should be moved

A map scale of 1: 24,000 means that

Which of the following is NOT a globe property?

Discuss the concepts involved in the formation of the earth's grid system.Draw and carefully label a diagram that aids your explanation.

Probably the most often misused projection is

Meridians of longitude converge at the

All of the following are key reference points in the grid system EXCEPT the

A map drawn at which of the following scales would provide the greatest level of detail?

If it is 5 p.m.at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich,England,what time is it at 45 ∘\circ∘ E longitude?

The steeper the slope,the closer together the contour lines rendering that slope.

The contour intervals are much greater for flatter surfaces than for mountainous and steeper slopes.

No projection can provide correct shapes for large areas.

All of the following are problems inherent in showing quantities in areas EXCEPT that

Every projection has some degree of distortion because

What are the lines of constant elevation on topographic maps called?

Thermal scanners are characterized by all of the following EXCEPT that they

The Land Ordinance of 1785 established a systematic survey known as the

Which of the following variables would NOT be suitable for depiction on a flow-line map?

If it is 5 p.m.at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich,England,what time is it at 45^$\circ$ E longitude?