SS402 A Unit 1 Review 21-22

What is a benefit of the Azimuthal Equidistant projection?

• Has a center point where all distances are equal from

• Distortion near the edges of the map

• Straight latitude and longitude lines

• Equal land area projection

How does an Active Sensor measure distances?

• Active Sensors illuminate its target and then measure the reflected light, similar to a camera with the flash on.

• Active sensors measure reflected light from the sun, passive sensors capture the sunlight reflecting off the earth’s surface.

• Active sensors are mobile and measure distances below while moving.

• Active sensors measure energy that is naturally available

What is the Tropic of Capricorn?

• Southernmost line of latitude where sun ever beats straight down.

• Northernmost line of latitude where sun ever beats straight down.

• The line of latitude at 66°33’N that marks the boundary of the northern polar zone

• The line of latitude at 66°33’S that marks the boundary of the southern polar zone

If you wanted to learn about the landscape of a particular landmass, what map would you mostly likely use?

• Topographical map

• Road map

• Thematic Map

• Economic Map

What map projection would consistently show greater distortion as we further ourselves from the equator?

• Mercator projection

• Peters Projection

• Azimuthal Equidistant projection

• Robinson Projection

On a Mercator Projection, how would Greenland size up vs reality?

• Greenland would appear much larger than in reality

• Greenland would appear far smaller than in reality

• Greenland would appear much larger, the same as reality.

• Greenland would appear far smaller then in reality

What is the most populated country in the world?

• China

• India

• Pakistan

• United States

Which of the following are considered to be the two branches of human geography?

• physical and human

• region and location

• place and interaction

• movement and location

Which one is a projection?

• robinson

• topographical

• climate

• political

What is the definition of geography?

• The study of the earth's features and distribution of life (both human life and effects of human activity)

• The study of the earth's features

• The study of the earth's features and of distribution of life

• Images of how the earth's features are layed out