GEO PRE-Lab Quiz 8

(Q004) What is true of map projections?

->a.All of the possible answers are correct.<- b.They are needed to portray the nearly spherical shape of the Earth on a flat page. c.They can be selected so that they show particular aspects of a landmass most accurately. d.They may significantly distort the shapes of continents and oceans.

(Q013) You have been asked to draw a map of a part of your campus on an 8 1/2 × 11 sheet of paper. You first try a scale of 1:1,000, but the paper is not large enough. Which of the following scales might work better?

1:5,000

(Q010) The Public Land Survey System is used in all of the following states except

Massachusetts

(Q012) What does a map scale of 1:24,000 describe?

a map where 1 inch corresponds to 2,000 feet on the ground

(Q001) A good map must contain a way to accurately determine which of the following?

a. location of points shown on the map b. the direction between points shown on the map ->c. all of the possible answers are correct<- d. distance between points shown on the map

(Q014) Why is vertical exaggeration often used on maps and map profiles?

a.to fit the entire map area onto a piece of paper b.to make topographic features like hills and valleys more visible c.to counteract the distortions produced by the map projection ->d.all of the possible answers are correct<- WRONG

(Q003) Which of these map elements is not shown on an aerial photograph?

elevations and slope steepness

(Q006) The latitude of a location is based on the

equator

(Q008) Meridians of longitude

meet at the North and South Poles.

(Q011) A direction of 315° in the azimuth system corresponds to

northwest

(Q007) The longitude of a location is based on the

prime meridian

(Q005) What are the latitude/longitude and UTM systems used to describe?

the location of points on a globe

(Q009) Base lines and principal meridians are reference lines in the

township and range (Public Land Survey) system.

(Q002) Which of the following show(s) the topography of a landscape?

a.a Landsat satellite image b.a digital elevation model ->c.all of the possible answers are correct.<- d.a contour map