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Bethel Earth Science Chapter 3
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1
Maps used to navigate at sea are called charts.
True
False
2
A state map contains both political and geographic information.
True
False
3
The International Date Line passes through
None of these
the Pacific Ocean
the Atlantic Ocean
the center of Asia
4
If you were standing at a point of 0 degrees latitude, you would be standing on the
South Pole
Equator
Tropic of Cancer
North Pole
5
North, south, east, and west are the __ directions.
equatorial
ordinal
polar
cardinal
6
The International Date Line follows the length of the 180
o
meridian.
True
False
7
GIS stands for
global interactive system.
False
True
8
A degree of latitude near the Equator and one near the North Pole are nearly the same length in miles.
True
False
9
The geographic position 123.5
o
N 73.2
o
E is a valid set of coordinates.
False
True
10
Cartographers use map projections to transfer points from a sphere (earth) to a plane (flat map).
True
False
11
Which of the following statements is true?
All of the above are true
Sailors needed an accurate clock before they could determine latitude
Sailors needed an accurate clock before they could determine longitude
Sailors have determined longitude since ancient times
12
This shows the relative size and detail of map features
latitude
elevation
projection
scale
13
GIS maps can be political, topographic, geographic, and thematic all at the same time.
True
False
14
A map's north arrow must always point up on a map.
True
False
15
Compared to a map of the US, a map of your neighborhood would be a small-scale map.
True
False
16
All meridians are halves of great circles.
True
False
17
Surveying is useful for mapping underwater canyons.
False
True
18
The areas and shapes of counties on a state map would be represented by this GIS data type.
raster
polygon
point
line
19
A map shaded to show the number of Republican (red) and Democrat (blue) states is a
topographic map
geographic map
thematic map
political map
20
A topographic map shows variations in land elevation.
False
True
21
The distance covered by a degree of longitude at the North Pole is roughly the same as at the Equator.
True
False
22
A cylindrical projection requires the Equator as its line of contact.
False
True
23
Acoustic sensing would be most valuable in mapping
the moon's surface
the ocean floor
city buildings
mountain ranges
24
What is the highest possible number for a longitude reading?
45 degrees
90 degrees
180 degrees
360 degrees
25
The arrow on many maps points
south
north
to the Equator
to the Prime Meridian
26
No map can show every detail of the earth's surface.
True
False
27
Which of the following would most accurately show the true shape of a continent?
there is no difference
aerial map
oblique view map
globe
28
A person who creates maps is called a
cartographer
map analyst
mapographer
geometer
29
The GIS line data type would best represent a road on a digital map.
False
True
30
Where would you look to discover what symbols mean on a map?
dictionary
legend
glossary
scale
31
The location of historic markers shown on a state map would be represented by which GIS data type?
point
polygon
raster
line
32
If you are in charge of creating a route for a new hiking trail, you should start with a
topographic map
political map
thematic map
geographic map
33
Which of the following can be used to gather data for a GIS?
radar
surveying
all of these
sonar
34
What are the cardinal directions?
north, south, east, west
back and forth
latitude and longitude
up and down
35
In the GIS map data for a city, railroad tracks would most likely be displayed using which data type?
point
line
numerical
polygon
