HWG Mid term exam

_________________ is the relationship between the potential labor force and the remainder of a country’s population

• dependency ratio

• GDP

• Fertility rate

• literacy rate

The art and science and map making is known as

• cardiographs

• cartography

• topography

• geomorphology

Which of the following makes the most direct use of a series of satellites, tracking stations, and receivers to determine precise absolute locations on earth? (I. D. 1a.)

• a GIS

• a GPS

• a GSP

• a GDP

This computer system captures, stores, analyzes, and displays data. It measures the position of an object on earth and stores it in a computer along with countless other specific measurements. Each type of information may be stored in a layer, and then layers may be combined to present the overall image.

• a GIS

• a local-global continuum

• a GPS

• U.S. Census tracking

• a spatial data pattern

What is the term for the phenomenon that the farther a feature moves from a hearth, the less dominant it is?

• Central Place

• Distance decay

• Sequent Occupancy

• Regional Analysis

The map above represents what kind of projection.

• Mercator Projection

• Robinson Projection

• a planar projection

• a Peters Projection

• an Eratosthenes Projection

Thematic maps that employ a range of color tones to illustrate how particular values vary across predefined areas, such as counties, provinces, or states, are referred to as -

• Cartograms

• isoline maps

• choropleth maps

• proportional symbol maps

Spatial coordinates of latitude and longitude express -

• absolute location

• relative location

• absolute direction

• relative direction

• relative distance

“Singapore is located on an island at the northwestern end of the Straits of Malacca adjacent to the Malay Peninsula.” This statement is a description of Singapore’s - 

• site

• situation

• absolute location

• function

• geographical location

Spatial analysis can be defined as

• The process of examining the locations, attributes, and relationships of features in spatial data through overlay and other analytical techniques in order to address a question or gain useful knowledge.

• the study of the physical features of the surface of the earth and their relation to its geological structures.

• the study of human history and prehistory through the excavation of sites and the analysis of artifacts and other physical remains.

• the branch of science that deals with the physical and biological properties and phenomena of the sea.