Google Apps Maps

Google Earth lets you take a 3d fly through your route.

What is one of the major differences in driving directions generated by Google Earth vs. Google Maps?

Plus and Minus Keys

What is the name of the tool that lets you zoom in and out on a location?

Google Street View

What is the yellow pegman used for?

slow moving traffic

When viewing live traffic conditions on a Google Map, what does the color red indicate?

airplanes (aerial photography)

Where do Google Maps satellite view photos come from?

Yellow Page Directories and Information submitted by individual businesses

Where does the information on a place page come from?

Bird's eye view

Which of the following is NOT a Google Maps View?

MP3's

Which of the following is NOT available Google Maps overlay?

new york, ny : 1619 broadway, new york, ny : 1619 broadway, new york, 10019

Which of the following is NOT valid address format for Google Maps?

Air traffic

Which of the following is not a layer in Google Maps?

False

During our Google Maps unit we look at hotels in Hanford, California.

True

During our Google Maps unit we looked for a restaurant called Nascar Sports Grille in Hampton, VA.

Boating

Google Maps CANNOT generate the following type of directions:

False

Google Maps is coded almost entirely in HTML.

False

Google Maps is not currently available on mobile devices.

Earth View and Map View

Google Maps lets you toggle between which two views?

True

Google Maps was made into a Monopoly City Streets game.

False

Google Maps was started on February 7, 2004.

False

Google retired its Ebola Vaccine Finder in April 2014.

the special revolving camera fitted on the top of a moving car

How are Google Maps Street View photo's obtained?

Copy and paste the URL to your map and Copy and paste the HTML code to embed the map in a website

How do you share using Google Maps?

False

If imagery is missing, outdated, misaligned, or generally incorrect, there is no way for an individual to contact Google.

False

In 2002 the American Nuclear Science and Technology Organization (ANSTO) complained about potential security concerns.

False

In honor of the 35th anniversary of the Apollo 10 moon landing on July 10, 1949, Google took public domain imagery of the Moon, integrated it into the Google Maps interface, and created a tool called Google Moon.

True

Mapquest is a comparable service to Google Maps.

True

Most of the images on Google Maps are no more than 3 years old.

True

On August 27, 2007, Google introduced Google Sky, an online space mapping tool that allows users to pan through a map of the visible universe, using photographs taken by the Hubble Space Telescope.

True

On January 29, 2007 Local Universal results were upgraded and more data included in the main Google results page.

True

The "My Maps" feature is only available in the classic edition.

True

The application (Google Maps) was first announced on the Google Blog.

False

The co-founder of Google Maps was Larry Paige.

True

The inventor of Google Maps was Jens Eilstrup Rasmussen.

True

The new version of Google Maps hid some of the features available in the previous versions.

False

The redesigned version of the desktop application has been available since 2010.

True

The version of Google Street View for classic Google Maps requires Adobe Flash.

False

There is currently no way to reverse your driving directions in Google Maps.

Click and Drag the route on the map.

To modify a route generated by Google Maps do the following:

True

Trolley Car View has been considered in Nepal.

False

Unlike many other Google web applications, Google Maps does not use JavaScript.

Right

Using Google Maps in the U.S. which aroow should one push to go east?

Up

Using Google Maps in the U.S. which aroow should one push to go north?

Down

Using Google Maps in the U.S. which aroow should one push to go south?

Left

Using Google Maps in the U.S. which aroow should one push to go west?

Business, Address, and Roads, Places, and Geographic Features

Using Google Maps you can search by which item?

True

We looked at a Google Map of Clemson, SC.

Arrow Keys

What buttons allow you to pan left, right, up, and down?

Google Inc.

What company offers Google Maps?

Red upside down tear

What does a map marker look life for the final destination?

Google Maps is an online map service.

What is Google Maps?

Yes

Does Google Maps allow you to print out a map or directions?