Earth Science BJU Chapter 3 Maps and Mapping

A state map that you might use to find your way around while on vacation contains both political and geographic info.

Cartographers use map projections to transfer points from a sphere (the earth) to a plane (a flat map).

The geographic position 123.5°N 73.2°E is a valid set of coordinates.

Acoustic sensing would be most valuable in mapping _________.

A map’s north arrow must always point up on a map.

A map of the United States that is shaded to show the ranges of the gray wolf would be a _____ map.

Which of the following measures of latitude or longitude is about 60 nautical mi. on the earth's surface at the Equator?

A map projection plane that touches the glove of the earth at either the North or South Pole is a __________ projection.

North, South, east, and west are known as the _____________ directions.

All meridians are halves of great circles.

In comparison to a map of the US a map showing the streets of your neighborhood is a small scale map.

A map projection with its point of contact in the center of North America would be a(n) _____________ projection.

A person who creates maps is called a ____________.

Conic projections reduce the distortion of maps displaying the earth’s surface in the middle latitudes.

Topographic maps use _________ to connect points of equal elevation.

In the GIS map data for a city, railroad tracks would most likely be displayed using which type of data?

The precise latitude and longitude values of your location identify your geographic ___________.

The International Date Line follows the length of the 180 degree meridian.

GIS stands for global interactive system.

Which of the following statements is true?

Which type of map is shown in the picture?

A topographic map shows variations in land elevation

The GIS line data type would best represent a road on a digital map.

A map that shows some kind of nongeographic data (like kinds of rock) on a map is called a(n) __________ map.

Which of the following can be used to gather data for use in a GIS?

Which type of map is shown in the picture?

Maps used to navigate at sea are properly called charts.

Who would find a benchmark (physical location on Earth with fixed geographic coordinate) most helpful in doing his job?

Gnomonic projections are the best because they have no distortion.

Surveying is useful for mapping underwater canyons.

Maps of the polar regions often use a(n) ____________ projection.

No map can show every detail of the earth's surface.

What is the highest possible number for a longitude reading?

Which of the following would most accurately show the true shape of a continent?

If you are in charge of creating the route for a new hiking trail you should start by using a ________ map.

The distance covered by a degree of longitude at the North Pole is roughly the same as that at the Equator.

The arrow on many maps point where?

The International Date Line passes through ______________.

Which type of map is shown in the picture?

A map feature that expresses the ratio of two numbers that show relative size and details of feature on the map is ____.

If you were standing at a point 0 degree latitude you would be standing on the ___________.

A simplified image that models a part of the earth's surface is called a(n) ____________.

Which type of map is shown in the picture?