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science test ovr map
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a person who creates maps | cartographer |
| north, south, east, west are known as what directions | cardinal |
| if you were standing at a point at 0 degrees latitude, you would be standing on the | equator |
| what is the highest number for a longitude reading? | 360 degrees |
| what is a nautical mile? and how many nautical miles are in 1 degree of latitude or longitude? | how long a degree is; 60 nautical miles |
| 1 nautical mile | 6076 ft. |
| a map projection with its point of contact in the center of North America | oblique projection |
| Maps of the polar regions often use a what type of projection | polar, oblique, gnomie |
| if you are in charge of creating the route for a new hiking trail through a mountainous region, you should start by using what map | topographic map |
| a map of the USA that is shaded to show the ranges of grey wolves and red wolves would be considered a what map | thematic map |
| in the GIS map data for a city, railroad, railroad tracks would most likely be displayed using which data type? | line data type |
| what are some ways the GIS gathers data? | surveying, radar, sonar |
| who would find a benchmark (a physical location in earth with a fixed geographic coordinate) the most helpful in doing his job | surveys |
| acoustic sensing would be most valuable in mapping what | ocean floors |
| when would you need to use a chart? | math, science, english.Bible, school in general, ocean and air |
| what is a small scale map? | shows a large area with little details |
| what is a large scale map? | larger scale ratios show smaller areas |
| what is a meridian? | lines of longitude |
| how would you write geographic positions? | coordinates, ex. 38 degrees 53' N latitude 77 degrees 2'6.864" W longitude , latitude and longitude |
| What is the international data line? | line through the Pacific which marks the starting point of each day |
| What are map projections? | the transfer of geographic information from a 3D globe onto a 2D surface of a map; always distorted in some way |
| What does GIS stand for? | Geographic Information System |
| What would you use the following maps for and what are some details you would find on them? | |
| Political | shows names, boundaries, and shapes of countries, states, and cities; used to know where you are on Earth |
| Geographic | names, symbols, locations of manmade and natural features; used as road maps |
| Topographic | elevation and landform info, shown by contour lines; used to know where there are mtns. and elevation changes |
| Thematic | temps. or anything a scientists plots that is not cities and roads |
| a simplified image that models a part of the earth's surface is called | a map |
| a map that expresses the ratio of two numbers that indicate the relative size and detail of the features shown in the map is called the maps what | scale |
| the precise latitude and longitude values of your locations identify your geographic | position |
| a map projection plane that touched the globe of the earth at either the north or south pole is called a | polar position |
| topographical maps use what to connect points of equal elevation | contour lines |
| a map that shows some kind of no geographic data ( like kinds of rocks) on a map is called a | thematic map |
| suggest a good reason for checking the copyright statement | to know who the cartographer was and how accurate it will be |
| what is the key advantage to the way GIS organizes map data | its ability to organize data into layers of information |
| How would you determine the exact time of local noon for your location? | the angle of the sun; when it is exactly overhead it is noon |
| Describe how you would make a thematic map for the pizza shops in your area? | plot them on a map and have detail |
| Describe several ways that technology (GIS/GPS) can allow us to fulfill the creation mandate by protecting lives and property. | Mark dangerous locations, weather radars, mark where diseases are, traffic maps, map where safe places are |
Created by:
Cade Wells