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WorksheetsGPS & GIS
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
What is an example of modern mapmaking?
Mapmakers using repeated, first-hand experience of the landscape to create a map.
Mapmakers and scientists using photos from airplanes or satellites to create a map.
Mapmakers and scientists using historic and modern data by traveling on foot.
Mapmakers using pictures taken when traveling to create a map of the landscape.
GIS stands for
Geographic Information System
Generic Information System
Geological Information System
Geographic Information Sharing
why the Use of GIS is necessary
Saves Times
Handle large datasets
Maps can be created and edited faster
All of the above
What geographic tool uses at least four satellites to provide locations on the Earth?
globe
map
satellite imagery
GPS
How is a globe more accurate than a map?
a globe is a 3 dimensional model of the Earth, but a map is flat
a globe can show streets and roads, but a map cannot
a globe can show all of the continents at once, but a map cannot
a globe can be used to navigate from one town to another, but a map cannot
Geographers only use one tool/technology when they study the world.
False
True
Maps are the least useful tool in geography.
True
False
Technologies like GPS and GIS help geographers with new and detailed information.
True
False
Google maps is an example of a GIS.
True
False
