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Maps and Mapping
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How many satellites are orbiting the earth at any given time?
24
18
28
14
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Which projection is shown below?
Equitorial
Conic
Cylindrical
Gnomonic
3
Acoustic sensing would be most beneficial in mapping
Canyons
Ocean Floor
Mountains
City Buildings
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What kind of map is this?
Topographic
Geographic
Political
Thematic
5
Often state maps are standard maps that contain which types of information?
Political & Thematic
Geographic & Topographic
Political & Geographic
Political and Topographic
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Which device will give you the most accurate coordinates?
Chart
Google Maps
GPS
GIS
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Which one is not a data type for a GIS?
Point
Polygon
Area
Line
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If you were going to take a backpacking trip, which map would be best to use?
Political
Topographic
Contour
Geographic
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What is a person who makes maps called?
Geographer
Mapographer
Cardiologist
Cartographer
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Where is 0 degrees longitude located?
Greenwich, England
Equator
IDL
Pacific Ocean
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What kind of map is this?
Contour
Topographic
Political
Geographic
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Which kind of map shows the true shape of continents and oceans?
Globe
Chart
GIS
Oblique View
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What kind of map is this?
Political
Geographic
Thematic
Topographic
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Which way is NOT a method of collected data for GIS?
Sonar
Radar
Controlled Experiment
Survey
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Where is 0 degrees latitude located?
Equator
IDL
Greenwich, England
Prime Meridian
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What kind of map is this?
Geographic
Political
Topographic
Thematic
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A map projection with its point of contact in the center of Europe would be a(n)
equitorial projection
polar projection
obtuse projection
oblique projection
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The IDL is located
Pacific
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Arctic
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What does GIS stand for?
Graphic Information System
Global Information System
Geographic Installation System
Geographic Information Sysem
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An example of a POINT data type for GIS might be
Park
Well
City Limits
Railroad
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A _______ on a map is indicated by two number separated by a colon.
Legend
Compass
Key
Scale
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What is the highest possible reading for longitude?
80 degrees
160 degrees
90 degrees
180 degrees
23
60 nautical miles is equivalent to how many degrees?
1 degree
100 degrees
10 degrees
60 degrees
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____________ lines on a map connect points of equal elevation.
Data
Topographic
Polygon
Contour
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________ are maps used by sailors.
GPS
Chart
Globe
Oblique View
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According to __________ Creationists, God used big bang to create earth and created life since
Old Earth
Progressive
Day Age
Evolutionist
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A boxed area where all of the symbols and colors used on a map are defined is called what?
Map Scale
Compass
Key
Legend
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North, East, South, and West are all ________ directions.
Compass
Cardinal
Coordinates
Geographic