Chapter 1 Review: Mapping Earth

What is the relationship between map distance and actual distance?

• location latitude

• location longitude

• map legend

• map scale

Which is a feature of GIS?

• different map layers of the same location

• navigational satellites

• rock types and locations

• surface geology of a particular area

Which map mainly shows boundaries between states and countries?

• physical

• political

• relief

• road

What do contour lines on a topographic map connect?

• areas with similar climates

• highest and lowest point

• points of equal elevation

• regions under the same rule

What is the contour interval in this topographic map?

• 10 m

• 60 m

• 220 m

• 20 m

If students want to find a sandstone rock layer beneath the surface layer on which they stand, which map should they study?

• geologic

• physical

• relief

• road

Remote sensing is a way of collecting information about Earth from a distance.

• True

• False

If it is 7:30pm in Central Standard Time, then what time is it in Pacific Standard Time?

• 3:00pm

• 5:30pm

• 4:30pm

• 9:30pm

GPS satellites can give information about all of the following EXCEPT _______.

• position

• weather

• elevation

• direction

Which model of Earth does not distort surface features?

• a conical projection

• a cylindrical projection

• a globe

• a map