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GPS & GIS

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is an example of modern mapmaking?

a)

Mapmakers using repeated, first-hand experience of the landscape to create a map.

b)

Mapmakers and scientists using photos from airplanes or satellites to create a map.

c)

Mapmakers and scientists using historic and modern data by traveling on foot.

d)

Mapmakers using pictures taken when traveling to create a map of the landscape.

2.

GIS stands for

a)

Geographic Information System

b)

Generic Information System

c)

Geological Information System

d)

Geographic Information Sharing

3.

why the Use of GIS is necessary

a)

Saves Times

b)

Handle large datasets

c)

Maps can be created and edited faster

d)

All of the above

4.
What does a cartographer do?
a)
Make Maps
b)
Create Computer programs
c)
Teacher
d)
None of the above
5.
Which of the following is not a use of a GIS?
a)
Store Prices
b)
Mapping 
c)
Network Services
d)
Urban Planning
6.

What geographic tool uses at least four satellites to provide locations on the Earth?

a)

globe

b)

map

c)

satellite imagery

d)

GPS

7.

How is a globe more accurate than a map?

a)

a globe is a 3 dimensional model of the Earth, but a map is flat

b)

a globe can show streets and roads, but a map cannot

c)

a globe can show all of the continents at once, but a map cannot

d)

a globe can be used to navigate from one town to another, but a map cannot

8.

Geographers only use one tool/technology when they study the world.

a)

False

b)

True

9.

Maps are the least useful tool in geography.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Technologies like GPS and GIS help geographers with new and detailed information.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Google maps is an example of a GIS.

a)

True

b)

False