Chapter 2 Quiz

1. Which of the following is essential in order for GPS to function?
  Locations on land instead of the ocean 
  Highly accurate clocks 
  A nearby base station on Earth’s surface
  A small, radar unit 
  A GIS unit in a receiver 
 

2. Which of the following should contain a brief summary of the map’s content or purpose?
  The area within the map’s boundaries
  The scale 
  The data source 
  The title 
  The legend 
 

3. Which of the following is NOT a form of remote sensing?
  Measurement by thermometer 
  Aerial photography 
  Color infrared photography 
  Thermal infrared imaging 
  Radar 
 

4  This figure shows a series of isolines portraying rainfall on the continent of Africa.

This figure is an isoline map of yearly rainfall over Africa. These specific type of isolines are ________.
  isohyets 
  intervals 
  isotherms 
  elevation contours 
  isogonic lines 
 

5. If one wished to produce a map that focused on the continents and showed little of the world’s oceans, then she/he should use a(n) ________ projection.
  large-scale 
  equal-area 
  azimuthal 
  interrupted 
  conical 
 

6. A(n) ________ scale remains correct even if the map is enlarged or reduced when reproduced.
  large 
  isogonic 
  color 
  representative fraction 
  graphic 
 

7. ________ is the major dilemma of mapmaking.
  The inclusion of too much information on a map 
  Conformality versus scale 
  Conic versus azimuthal projections 
  Equivalence versus conformality 
  Scale versus equivalence 

8. Map projections are mainly derived ________.
  from interpolation 
  by analogy 
  mathematically 
  from aerial reconnaissance 
  by osmosis 
 

9. The scale of “an inch on the map represents two miles on the surface of the Earth” would be CLOSEST to which representative fraction?
  1:60,000 
  1:120,000 
  1:1,000,000 
  1:12 
  1:200,000 
 

10. A disadvantage of globes compared to maps is that globes are NOT ________.
  conformal 
  accurate 
  able to show as much detail 
  equivalent 
  suitable for use in class 
 

11. “Scale” relates ________ to ________.
  Earth distance, map distortion 
  map distortion, map distance 
  map distance, map distance 
  Earth distance, Earth distance 
  map distance, Earth distance 
 

12.  The property of equivalence portrays accurate size although it ________.
  bends parallels 
  distorts shapes 
  stretches the circle of tangency 
  renders the poles as lines 
 

13.  The global positioning system (GPS) is based on ________.
  large, expensive receivers 
  gravity waves from the Sun and Moon 
  aerial photography 
  data from satellites 
  infrared light sources 
 

14. Conformal maps greatly distort ________ of continents in higher latitudes.
  shapes 
  the latitude 
  the longitude 
  sizes 
  the number 
 

15.  Title, date, and legend are three ________.
  components that are never all together on a map 
  map essentials 
  things that can be left off of a map 
  suggested map components 
  informative features usually appearing on the back of a map 
 

16. Which of the following is most closely identified with multispectral remote sensing?
  Microwave imaging 
  Color infrared photography 
  Landsat 
  Radar imaging 
  Thermal infrared scanning 

Chapter 2 Quiz Answers

1. Which of the following is essential in order for GPS to function?
  Locations on land instead of the ocean 
  Highly accurate clocks 
  A nearby base station on Earth’s surface
  A small, radar unit 
  A GIS unit in a receiver 
 

Answers   Highly accurate clocks