Landforms: Chapter 3

The largest scale on a map is the following:

1:1000

what is the minimum # of satellites required w GPS to find your location?

3

Which of the following is a Great Circle?

Equator

Which one of the following depicts two or more map layers superimposed or synthesized?

GIS

which is not an example of active remote sensing

LandSat

On which map projection does a straight line produce a true and constant compass direction?

Mercator

what are the great circles

all meridians

keeps the shape of the map

conformal

what map projection is best for mid latitudes

conic

Lines on a topographic map are called:

contours

Which of the following has the shortest wavelengths on the electromagnetic spectrum?

cosmic rays and x-rays

cylindrical map

cut out and laid flat, accurate around tropics and equator

relative size of continents stay same, minimum distortions

equal area

shortest value between 2 points

gnomonic

contours of equal value, 3D to 2D map

isarithmic map

Distortion of map is greatest near poles

mercator

At the Equator, one degree of latitude equals:

one degree longitude

GOES weather satellites provide continuous weather images as they

orbit in a position above the same location on Earth.

All map projections have this in common.

some distortions

Which of the following is not a form of remote sensing?

taking a temperature reading with a thermometer.

The 0 degree longitude is also called:

the Prime Meridian

One degree of longitude is the shortest distance at ____

the poles

in meters, where in orders of magnitude would you find the height of an adult person

1 to 10

one point is accurate on this projection

Planar

compromise between area and shape distortion, stretched

Robinson Map Projection

passive remote sensing

reads data to interpret

lines for true and constant compass

rhumb

active remote sensing

sends beam to read

Global Positioning System (GPS) finds locations through the use of

triangulation of satellite network.