Geography Quiz 1

Maps cannot represent true shape, size, or area, at the same time. Which type of map projection maintains area?

Conformal

Which direction does the Earth rotate on its axis?

East

Because the Earth is flatter near the poles its shape is best described as a(n)

Spheroid

Cartographic essentials

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GIS (Geographic Information Systems) and GPS (Global Positioning Systems) are modern tools used by geographers to study and map the Earth.

True

The earth is closest to the sun during the perhelion (January).

True

The latitude of the Tropics is equal to the amount of tilt observed in the Earth's axis relative to the plane of the ecliptic.

Yes! Both are 23.5 degrees.

The imaginary flat planar surface where the earth revolves around the sun is called the

plane of the ecliptic

The Earth's circumference as measured at the Equator is about

24,901 miles

Which of the following is an appropriate expression of latitude?

650 N

The Arctic Circle is located at approximately:

66.50 N

The geographic north pole is located at

90 degrees North latitude

Geographic Information Systems:

Are modern mapping tools. Are effective spatial analysis tools. Arrange spatial data into layers so that be easily viewed on a computer.

A spatial science is one that relies on observations of space to make observations about the Earth.

False