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MAPPING TECHNOLOGY

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which tool is better used to produce maps?

a)

photographs

b)

computers

c)

cell phones

2.

A source to get data for making map is a..

a)

satellite

b)

computer

c)

map maker

3.

The data in computer mapping is written in ...

a)

numbers

b)

pictures

c)

letters

4.

The process of converting data into numbers is called...

a)

digiting

b)

digitizing

c)

division

5.

Each bit of an image is a called a...

a)

digit

b)

picture

c)

pixel

6.

Pictures taken by cameras in airplanes are called...

a)

aerial photographs

b)

terrestrial photographs

c)

satellital protographs

7.

There are ... different types of satellites

a)

24

b)

3 or 4

c)

2

8.

The satellites above Earth are called...

a)

optional

b)

orbital

c)

receiver

9.

The satellites on Earth are called...

a)

receivers

b)

senders

c)

orbital

10.

Numbers of satellites orbiting Earth.

a)

2

b)

3-4

c)

24

11.

Number of satellites receiving data on Earth

a)

3-4

b)

2

c)

24

12.

GPS stands for

a)

Global Person System

b)

General Positioning System

c)

Global Positioning System

13.

GIS stands for...

a)

General Information System

b)

Global Information System

c)

Geographic Information System

14.

... uses satellites to locate positions.

a)

GIS

b)

GPS

c)

Earth

15.

.... uses GPS and other electronic sources to analyze data.

a)

GIS

b)

GPS

c)

aerial photographs

16.

This is a system of hardware and software to produce maps.

a)

GPS

b)

GIS

c)

satellites

17.

The different types of information stored in GIS are called...

a)

data computers

b)

data layers

c)

pixels

18.

Some examples of devices that use GPS are...

a)

cell phones and tablets

b)

cars and programs

c)

software and hardware

19.

GIS includes...

a)

maps and computers

b)

GPS and programs

c)

maps, computers, GPS and programs

20.

To find a location, it is better to use...

a)

images

b)

maps

c)

cameras