Question 1

Compare/contrast the purposes of Landsat and commercial high resolution satellites.

Accepted Answer

Landsat in the public domain f

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

A map which showed your classroom building as being 6 inches long on the map would be a large scale map.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Unlike aerial photography, Landsat imagery is interpreted through ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  remote sensing 
B)  numerical processing 
C)  a stereoscopic 
D)  film 
E)  visual analysis 
A)  remote sensing 
B)  numerical processing 
C)  a stereoscopic 
D)  film 
E)  visual analysis

Question 5

A(n) ________ joins points of equal magnetic declination.

Accepted Answer

A)  isotherm 
B)  isogonic line 
C)  meridian 
D)  parallel 
E)  loxodrome 
A)  isotherm 
B)  isogonic line 
C)  meridian 
D)  parallel 
E)  loxodrome

Question 6

Radar remote sensing is associated with wavelengths much shorter than those of visible light.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

A(n) ________ scale remains correct even if the map is enlarged or reduced when reproduced.

Accepted Answer

A)  isogonic 
B)  large 
C)  graphic 
D)  representative fraction 
E)  color 
A)  isogonic 
B)  large 
C)  graphic 
D)  representative fraction 
E)  color

Question 8

Which of the following has NOT been accomplished using geopositioning technology?

Accepted Answer

A)  ocean floor mapping 
B)  earthquake prediction 
C)  natural disaster damage assessment 
D)  volcano monitoring 
E)  counting individual people in the U.S. Census 
A)  ocean floor mapping 
B)  earthquake prediction 
C)  natural disaster damage assessment 
D)  volcano monitoring 
E)  counting individual people in the U.S. Census

Question 9

Thermal infrared imagery is the most useful type of image for detecting different vegetation types.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Choosing the appropriate equivalence projection will result in a map with no distortion in its depiction of Earth features or areas.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

A Mercator map is constructed by projecting the grid of the globe onto a(n) ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  flat surface 
B)  cone 
C)  cylinder 
D)  interrupted surface 
E)  circle 
A)  flat surface 
B)  cone 
C)  cylinder 
D)  interrupted surface 
E)  circle

Question 12

The relationship between the map distance and the corresponding distance on the ground is known as the ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  vector 
B)  azimuth 
C)  map quotient 
D)  loxodrome 
E)  scale 
A)  vector 
B)  azimuth 
C)  map quotient 
D)  loxodrome 
E)  scale

Question 13

The scale of 1:63,360 is the same as one inch equals ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  one foot 
B)  one mile 
C)  one furlong 
D)  one meter 
E)  one yard 
A)  one foot 
B)  one mile 
C)  one furlong 
D)  one meter 
E)  one yard

Question 14

Suppose a geographer was hired to help assess the health/vigor of the winter wheat crop (to be harvested in the late spring) in an agricultural county of a Great Plains state; the object would be to predict the winter wheat yield two months in advance. What sort of remote sensing techniques might be used and why?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Suppose a geographer was hired to help...

Question 15

Explain how the Global positioning system operates to locate your position within a few meters.

Accepted Answer

GPS trilaterates position by u

Question 16

The basic imaging instrument in the Landsat series of satellites is known as the ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  camera 
B)  radar screen 
C)  pixel 
D)  thematic mapper 
E)  Skylab data 
A)  camera 
B)  radar screen 
C)  pixel 
D)  thematic mapper 
E)  Skylab data

Question 17

On large scale maps, equivalence and conformity can be ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  simultaneously present 
B)  simultaneously approximated for small areas 
C)  disregarded if the map is of high latitudes 
D)  considered to be the same map property 
E)  any of the above 
A)  simultaneously present 
B)  simultaneously approximated for small areas 
C)  disregarded if the map is of high latitudes 
D)  considered to be the same map property 
E)  any of the above

Question 18

Which map making method would be used to minimize distortion of continents on a world map?

Accepted Answer

A)  a perfectly equivalent projection 
B)  a large scale 
C)  a conic projection 
D)  an interrupted projection 
E)  a Mercator projection 
A)  a perfectly equivalent projection 
B)  a large scale 
C)  a conic projection 
D)  an interrupted projection 
E)  a Mercator projection

Question 19

The earliest aerial photographs were taken from balloons.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

On which type of aerial imagery would a football field of artificial grass be discernible from natural grass?

Accepted Answer

A)  color photography 
B)  black and white photography 
C)  color infrared photography 
D)  radar imagery 
E)  microwave imagery 
A)  color photography 
B)  black and white photography 
C)  color infrared photography 
D)  radar imagery 
E)  microwave imagery

Compare/contrast the purposes of Landsat and commercial high resolution satellites.

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

A map which showed your classroom building as being 6 inches long on the map would be a large scale map.

Unlike aerial photography, Landsat imagery is interpreted through ________.

A(n) ________ joins points of equal magnetic declination.

Radar remote sensing is associated with wavelengths much shorter than those of visible light.

A(n) ________ scale remains correct even if the map is enlarged or reduced when reproduced.

Which of the following has NOT been accomplished using geopositioning technology?

Thermal infrared imagery is the most useful type of image for detecting different vegetation types.

Choosing the appropriate equivalence projection will result in a map with no distortion in its depiction of Earth features or areas.

A Mercator map is constructed by projecting the grid of the globe onto a(n) ________.

The relationship between the map distance and the corresponding distance on the ground is known as the ________.

The scale of 1:63,360 is the same as one inch equals ________.

Explain how the Global positioning system operates to locate your position within a few meters.

The basic imaging instrument in the Landsat series of satellites is known as the ________.

On large scale maps, equivalence and conformity can be ________.

Which map making method would be used to minimize distortion of continents on a world map?

The earliest aerial photographs were taken from balloons.

On which type of aerial imagery would a football field of artificial grass be discernible from natural grass?

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Terrestrial Flora and Fauna

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Exam 2: Portraying Earth

Compare/contrast the purposes of Landsat and commercial high resolution satellites.

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

A map which showed your classroom building as being 6 inches long on the map would be a large scale map.

Unlike aerial photography, Landsat imagery is interpreted through ________.

A(n) ________ joins points of equal magnetic declination.

Radar remote sensing is associated with wavelengths much shorter than those of visible light.

A(n) ________ scale remains correct even if the map is enlarged or reduced when reproduced.

Which of the following has NOT been accomplished using geopositioning technology?

Thermal infrared imagery is the most useful type of image for detecting different vegetation types.

Choosing the appropriate equivalence projection will result in a map with no distortion in its depiction of Earth features or areas.

A Mercator map is constructed by projecting the grid of the globe onto a(n) ________.

The relationship between the map distance and the corresponding distance on the ground is known as the ________.

The scale of 1:63,360 is the same as one inch equals ________.

Explain how the Global positioning system operates to locate your position within a few meters.

The basic imaging instrument in the Landsat series of satellites is known as the ________.

On large scale maps, equivalence and conformity can be ________.

Which map making method would be used to minimize distortion of continents on a world map?

The earliest aerial photographs were taken from balloons.

On which type of aerial imagery would a football field of artificial grass be discernible from natural grass?

Introduction to Earth

Introduction to the Atmosphere

Insolation and Temperature

Atmospheric Pressure and Wind

Atmospheric Moisture

Atmospheric Disturbances

Climate and Climate Change

The Hydrosphere

Cycles and Patterns of the Biosphere

Terrestrial Flora and Fauna

Soils

Introduction to Landform Study

The Internal Processes

Preliminaries to Weathering: Mass Wasting and Erosion

Fluvial Processes

Karst and Hydrothermal Processes

The Topography of Arid Lands

Glacial Modification of Terrain

Coastal Processes and Terrain

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