Human Geography Midterm

The art and science of making maps is

• demography.

• cartography.

• topography.

• geomorphology.

• geography.

The process of taking photos which contain precise location data is called

• geotagging.

• remotesensing.

• GISprogramming.

• GPSgrounding.

• GPS.

Global Positioning Systems are most commonly used for

• relative association.

• situational photogrammetry.

• navigational purposes.

• toponymic ground truthing.

• military surveillance activities.

Map scale is best defined as

• the system used by geographers to transfer locations from a globe to a map.

• the spread of a phenomenon over a given area compared to its size.

• the difference in elevation between two points in an area.

• the relationship between a feature's size on a map to its actual size on Earth.

1:24,000 is an example of what kind of scale?

• A bar line scale

• A metric scale

• A graphic scale

• A written scale

• A ratio scale

A process for transferring locations on Earth's surface to a flat map is known as

• distribution.

• interruption.

• rendition.

• scale.

• projection.

If the scale of a map is 1:100,000 ratio, then 1 centimeter represents which of the following on Earth's surface?

• 100,000 centimeters

• 100 kilometers

• 10,000 kilometers

• 100,000 kilometers

• 1,000 centimeters

You are given the coordinates 45N latitude 128E longitude. This is an example of a(n)

• precise location.

• absolute location.

• relative location.

• mathematical grid interchange.

• site-situation location.

From which location is Greenwich Mean Time measured?

• 0 degrees latitude

• 0 degrees longitude

• 90 degrees latitude

• 180 degrees longitude

• 90 degrees longitude

The International Date Line is located nearest to

• 0 degrees latitude.

• 0 degrees longitude.

• 90 degrees latitude.

• 180 degrees longitude.

• 90 degrees longitude.