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WorksheetsAPHG 1.3
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 26mins
Which term is defined below:
Information obtained by counting or measuring
nonspatial model
spatial model
geographic model
quantitative data
qualitative data
Which term is defined below:
Information describing color, odor, shape, or some other physical characteristic
nonspatial model
spatial model
geographic model
quantitative data
qualitative data
Which term is defined below:
A computer system that can capture, store, query, analyze, and display geographic data.
Geographic Information System (GIS)
Geographic Positioning Systems (GPS)
Mercator map projection
Gall-Peters Projection
conic projection
Which term is defined below:
A way for geographers to obtain new information, GPS technology is found in cars and cellphones; it uses the Earth's latitude and longitude coordinates to determine an exact location.
Geographic Information System (GIS)
Geographic Positioning Systems (GPS)
Mercator map projection
Gall-Peters Projection
conic projection
Which term is defined below:
A map showing units such as countries, states, provinces, districts, etc.
physical map
locator map
political map
graduated symbol map
plat map
Which term is defined below:
A map that shows mountains, hills, plains, rivers, lakes, oceans, etc.
physical map
locator map
political map
graduated symbol map
plat map
Which term is defined below:
Show locations of places and geographic features
physical map
locator map
political map
reference map
plat map
Which term is defined below:
A map that shows specialized information or a particular theme
thematic map
choropleth map
isoline map
reference map
topographic map
Which term is defined below:
Name given to a portion of Earth's surface
connectivity
accessibility
distance
proximity
toponyms
Which term is defined below:
Scale of map doesn't HAVE to change, but the level of detail in the data would
cartographic scale
geographic scale
relative scale
scale of data
Which term is defined below:
On-location research
field observation
aerial photography
cultural landscape
built environment
fieldwork
Which term is defined below:
The process of describing and interpreting the landscape ecology of an area.
landscape analysis
field observation
cultural landscape
Citizen Science
fieldwork
Which term is defined below:
A study of a phenomenon in a natural setting
landscape analysis
field observation
cultural landscape
Citizen Science
fieldwork
Which term is defined below:
Exact location of a place on the earth described by global coordinates
absolute location
Relative Location
site
spatial approach
situation
Which term is defined below:
The regional position or situation of a place relative to the position of other places
absolute location
Relative Location
site
spatial approach
situation
GPS
a system that measures distance from a series of satellites to determines exact location on the planet
the science of making measurements of the earth using sensors on airplanes or satellites
software that captures, manages, analyzes, and displays data that is collected geographically
relating to data that is specific to one location
Remote Sensing
a system that measures distance from a series of satellites to determine location on the planet
the science of making measurements of the earth using sensors on airplanes or satellites
software that captures, manages, analyzes, and displays data that is collected geographically
relating to data that is specific to one location
What is the layering of geographic data by computers into data sets known as?
Photographic interpretation
Field observation
GPS
Remote sensing
GIS
Which type of map would show the most detail?
A small scale map
A cartogram
A large scale map
A choropleth map
Collecting geospatial data using the technique shown in the picture is called:
Remote sensing
GIS
Ground truthing
GPS
Which of the following maps would have the largest scale?
world
continent
country
city
