WorksheetsChapter 3 - Maps and Mapping
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 22mins
Which of these could give you the most accurate geographic coordinates?
globe
political map
sun dial
a GPS receiver
The arrow on many maps points
south
north
to the Prime Meridian
to the Equator
A map projection with a point of contact in the center of North America would be a(n)
equatorial projection
polar projection
oblique projection
obtuse projection
If you are in charge of creating the route for a new hiking trail through a mountainous region, you should start by using a _____________ map.
geographic
contour
topographic
political
A map of the United States that is shaded to show the ranges of the gray wolf and the red wolf would be considered a _______________ map.
geographic
political
topographic
thematic
In the GIS map for a city, railroad tracks would most likely be displayed using which data type?
polygon
point
line
numerical
Which of these can be used to gather data for use in a GIS?
surveying
radar
sonar
all of these
At the time of Christ, most educated people still believed that the Earth was flat.
TRUE
FALSE
A person who creates maps is called a
geometer
map analyst
mapographer
cartographer
North, south, east and west are known as the ___________ directions.
ordinal
equatorial
cardinal
polar
If you were standing at a point that has 0 degrees latitude, you would be standing on
the equator
the North Pole
the South Pole
the Tropic of Cancer
What is the highest possible number for a longitude reading?
45 degrees
90 degrees
180 degrees
360 degrees
Which of these statements are true?
A degree of longitude is about the same length anywhere along a meridan.
A degree of longitude is about the same length anywhere along a parallel.
A degree of latitude is about the same length anywhere along a meridan.
A degree of latitude is about the same length anywhere along a parallel.
All meridians are halves of great circles, but only one parallel is a great circle.
True
False
GIS stands for Global Interactive System.
True
False
Cartographers use map projections in transfer points from a sphere (the earth) to a plane (a flat map).
True
False
Places that are located to the West...
Are at an earlier time
Are at a later time
are the same time
are angry about time zones
GIS stands for
Geographic Information System
Generic Information System
Geological Information System
Geographic Information Sharing
