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A satellite navigation system used to determine the ground position of an object.
ARIEL PHOTOGRAPH
SATELLITE PHOTOGRAPH
GPS (Global Positioning System)
GIS (Geographic Information System)
2
Getting information from far away - usually through satellites
SATELLITE PHOTOGRAPH
REMOTE SENSING
MAP PROJECTION
GPS
3
You would look at a _______________ to find out how many states border Illinois.
aerial photographs
physical map
Geographic Information System (GIS)
political map
4
How would you find the distance, in miles, between two points on a map?
using a locator map
using a compass rose
using a scale bar
using a GIS
5
If you say Mexico is south of the U.S., you are giving __________.
a degree
a hemisphere
a relative location
an absolute location
6
What shows the major directions for the area displayed on that map?
compass rose
locator
hemisphere
compass
7
What type of map would you use to find the elevation of mountain ranges?
a special-purpose map
a road map
a physical map
a political map
8
What are the units used to measure latitude and longitude called?
degrees
hemispheres
aerial photos
minutes
9
Show a wide range of information about an area. They generally show either the human-made features or natural features.
THEMATIC MAP
GENERAL PURPOSE MAP
POLITICAL MAP
PHYSICAL MAP
10
What are computer devices that store data about locations?
Geographic Information Systems
projections
satellite images
locator maps
11
What is one half of the Earth called?
a minute
a hemisphere
a map
a degree
12
A photograph taken from an aircraft or satellite in flight
GPS
GIS
SATELLITE PHOTOGRAPH
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH
13
The part of a map that shows the major directions for the area displayed is called the _____.
hemispheres
political maps
compass rose
projections
14
What is a flat image of the Earth's round surface?
map
projection
aerial photograph
hemisphere
15
To present in a manner that is misleading - to change and make inaccurate
DISTORT
ELEVATION
GPS
ELEVATE
16
Modern geographers sometimes use _, which are computer devices that store data about locations.
geographic information system
political map
physical map
aerial photographs
17
Which one of the five fields of social studies is useful when studying religion?
culture
political history
movement
economics
18
If an area shares a common climate, it is described as a ________.
human environment interaction
place
location
region
19
Most maps have a key and a scale bar in order to
provide information on distance and map symbols.
indicate north, south, east and west.
display degrees of longitude and latitude.
show the area on the map in relationship to a larger area.
20
What shows a broader location of the area displayed on the main map?
satellite photograph
political map
aerial photograph
locator map
21
To find out how many U.S. states border Canada, you would look at a _____.
political map
aerial photograph
satellite image
relative location
22
What is an image that can show certain features in greater detail than maps?
locator map
satellite photograph
aerial photograph
GIS
23
How much above or below sea level a feature is.
ELEVATION
DISTORT
GRASS
PROJECTION
24
Show more specialized information.
Examples: vegetation; farming, ranching, or mining.
POLITICAL MAP
THEMATIC MAP
PHYSICAL MAP
HAYDA MAP
25
Images of Earth collected by imaging satellites operated by governments and businesses around the world
SATELLITE PHOTOGRAPH
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH
GIS
GPS
