Deck 3: Mapping Earths Surface

Question 1

The 0^o longitude is also called:

A) the Equator
B) the International Dateline
C) the Prime Meridian
D) Tropic of Cancer

Answer 1

C

Question 2

One degree of longitude is the shortest distance at ____.

A) the Equator
B) the poles
C) the Tropics
D) the Arctic and Antarctic Circles

Answer 2

B

Question 3

The smallest scale on a map is the following.

A) 1:1000
B) 1:2000
C) 1:5000
D) 1:10000
E) They are too small to differentiate

Answer 3

D

Question 4

One degree of latitude equals one degree of longitude in length only at:

A) the equator
B) the Prime Meridian
C) the tropics
D) at the two poles

Question 5

On which map projection does a straight line produce a true and constant compass direction?

A) equal area projections
B) Mercator projection
C) conic projections
D) polar gnomonic projection

Question 6

Lines on a topographic map are called ______.

A) isohyets
B) contours
C) isobars
D) GPS lines

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT a form of remote sensing?

A) radar
B) taking a temperature reading from a satellite
C) taking a temperature reading of Earth from a plane
D) taking a temperature reading with a thermometer

Question 8

Which one of the following depicts two or more map layers superimposed or synthesized?

A) GIS
B) GPS
C) remote sensing
D) topographic chart
E) 3-D map

Question 9

Global Positioning System (GPS) finds locations through the use of:

A) infrared satellite measurements
B) triangulation of ground sensors
C) triangulation of satellite network
D) a dedicated GPS satellite

Question 10

GOES weather satellites provide continuous weather images of the same region as they:

A) stay in a stationary location
B) orbit in a position above the same location on Earth
C) move in a polar orbit from north to south
D) stay over important storms like hurricanes

Question 11

On a topographic map, lines that are close together depict:

A) a steep slope
B) a gentle slope
C) a discontinuity
D) a confused mapmaker

Question 12

The art of mapmaking is called:

A) geography
B) mapology
C) topography
D) cartography
E) Google maps

Question 13

Map projections that attempt to preserve land shapes accurately are called ____ maps.

A) gnomonic
B) conformal
C) Mercator
D) conic
E) cylindrical

Question 14

The distance between any two degrees of latitude is:

A) smallest at the poles
B) largest at the equator
C) mostly the same everywhere
D) dependent on the longitude

Question 15

The shortest distance between two locations on the Earth is along a Great Circle.

Question 16

Global positioning systems can locate your:

A) latitude and longitude
B) elevation
C) your closest Starbucks
D) both (a) and (b)

Question 17

All map projections have this in common.

A) Accurate in all details
B) Equal area everywhere
C) Some distortions
D) Can be used in aviation