Earth Science BJU Chapter 3 Maps and Mapping

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

At the time of Christ, most educated people still believed that the earth was flat.

GIS maps can be political, topographic, geographic, and thematic all at the same time.

Distortion is more evident in large scale maps than in small scale maps.

A person who creates maps is called a ____________.

GIS stands for global interactive system.

The locations of historical markers shown on a state map would be represented by the ______ GIS data.

Acoustic sensing would be most valuable in mapping _________.

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

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

The areas and shapes of counties on a state map would be represented by the ___________ GIS data type.

Our GPS is based on a constellation of four satellites strategically placed around the earth.

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

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

Maps used to navigate at sea are properly called charts

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

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 could give you the most accurate geographic coordinates?

A map legend describes the historical and mythical origins of the map.

A topographic map shows variations in land elevation

Which of the following uses of a gps agrees with a biblical worldview?

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