Ch. 1 Lesson 2 Quiz Review

Why is it necessary to have a map scale?

• mapmakers make things too big
• mapmakers make things too small
•  mapmakers must make things smaller than they really are
• mapmakers distort everything

Identify this map.

• general-purpose map

• thematic map

• road map

• physical map

True or False: There is only one way to project a map.

• True

• False

What is the most accurate way to view or represent the world?

• A map

• A Globe

What feature(s) can be distorted on maps?

(choose all that are correct)

• shape

• distance

• direction

A map showing the climate zones of North America is which type of map?

• Political
• Physical
• Thematic
• Nothing

What does GPS stand for?

• Global Partying Society

• Georgia Palentolgist System

• Global Positioning System

• Geographic Positioning System

How many satellites total are in space for the calculation of GPS?

• 4

• 5

• 95

• 30

What does GIS stand for?

• Global Information System

• Geographic Information Satellites

• Global Internet Software

• Geographic Information System

What do GIS and GPS have in common?

(more than one answer)

• both use remote sensing

• both analyze information

• both are geospatial technologies

• both store data