Busy. Please wait.
Log in with Clever
or
show password
Forgot Password?
Don't have an account?  Sign up 
Sign up using Clever
or
Username is available taken
show password

Your email address is only used to allow you to reset your password. See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.

Already a StudyStack user? Log In

Reset Password
Enter the associated with your account, and we'll email you a link to reset your password.

Geographic Tools Test

Enter the letter for the matching Definition
incorrect
1.
GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM
incorrect
2.
GRID
incorrect
3.
PROJECTION
incorrect
4.
REMOTE SENSING
incorrect
5.
MAP
incorrect
6.
GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM (GIS)
A.
Remote sensing is the small or large-scale acquisition of information of an object or phenomenon, by the use of either recording or real-time sensing device(s) that is not in physical or intimate contact with the object.
B.
Map projections are attempts to portray the surface of the earth or a portion of the earth on a flat surface.
C.
Multiple independent computing clusters which act like a "grid" because they are composed of resource nodes not located within a single administrative domain.
D.
It is a means to find a location on earth.
E.
A two-dimensional, or flat, representation of earths surface or a portion of it.
F.
It is a system to manage, store , and analyse data, and associated attributes that related to the earth.
Type the Definition that corresponds to the displayed Geographic Tools.
incorrect
7.
MAP TYPES
Type the Geographic Tools that corresponds to the displayed Definition.
incorrect
8.
A Distortion is the change to a object, form or thing.
incorrect
9.
A model is a pattern, plan, representation (especially in miniature), or description designed to show the main object or workings of an object, system, or concept.
incorrect
10.
The concept of a mental map refers to a person's personal point-of-view perception of their own world.
incorrect
11.
A time zone is a region of the Earth that has adopted the same standard time, usually referred to as the local time.
incorrect
12.
The scale of a map is the ratio of a single unit of distance on the map to the equivalent distance on the ground.

edit
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.

  Normal Size     Small Size show me how
Created by: ccaphg
Popular AP Human Geography sets