Exam 2: Portraying Earth

Central meridians are essential features on a ________ projection.

Most of the maps in the text are drawn on ________ projections for an optimal portrayal of worldwide distributions.

Radar is an "active" remote sensing system and ________ is a "passive" system using the same wavelengths.

There are major discrepancies between the true shape of the Earth and that of a globe.

The "false color" imagery of some aerial photographs is also termed ________.

________ is what enables aerial photographs to be viewed in "stereo."

One is able to view overlapping vertical aerial photographs in "3 dimensions" using a device called a ________.

The most important Earth resources satellite series was started in the 1970s and is known as

To use ________, aerial photographs must be carefully overlapped.

Every map projection consists of an orderly arrangement of

Aside from normal photographic film, ________ film has proven very valuable for interpretation of Earth resources from airborne cameras.

________ is the "major dilemma" of mapmaking explained by the text.

The maps in your physical geography textbook are an example of automated cartography and were produced using desktop computers.

MODIS is associated with which satellite series?

Which of the following forms of remote sensing is based on sound?

Which of the following refers to an "active" remote sensing system?

Unlike aerial photography, Landsat imagery is interpreted through ________.

________ is the property of map projections which causes areas to be portrayed at the same relative sizes they are on the globe.

"Equivalence" in map projections means having no scale changes over the entire map.

________ is the measurement or acquisition of information by a recording device which is not in physical contact with the object under study.