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___ is the type of remote sensing imagery best suited to use at night.

A

Thermal infrared

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The first aerial photographs were taken in…

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The middle 1800s

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Of the following which is NOT considered a map essential?

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Color

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Which of the following is essential for GPS to function?

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Highly accurate clocks

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

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Scale

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The scale of one inch to one mile is ___ in a representative fraction.

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1:63,360

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Which of the below, because of the wavelength it uses, tends to have the low spatial resolution of Earth surface features?

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Microwave remote sensing

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The “false color” imagery of some aerial photographs is also termed…

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Color IR

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

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An interrupted projection

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The characteristic of projections which portray accurate sizes but distort the shapes of land masses is called…

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Equivalence

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

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Color infrared

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Central meridians are essential features in an ___ projection.

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Interrupted

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Which of the following is considered a “perfect” map projection in terms of the amount of distortion associated with it?

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None of the above

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All map projections have this in common.

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Some distortion

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A major disadvantage of oblique aerial photographs as compared to vertical air photographs is that…

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Accurate measurement is more difficult

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___ is the science of obtaining reliable measurements from photographs.

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Photogrammetry

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17
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One difference between any two different map projections must always be…

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How the geographic grid is arranged

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Most of the maps are drawn on ___ projections for an optimal portrayal of worldwide dimensions.

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Equivalent

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Conformal maps greatly distort ___ of continents in higher latitudes.

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Shapes

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By far, the greatest use of thermal IR scanning systems has been…

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Onboard meteorological satellites

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

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Color infrared photography

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Microwave imagery is ideally suited for sensing…

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Moisture

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On large scale maps, equivalence and conformity can be…

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Simultaneously approximates for small areas

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The first airborne platform for aerial photography was a…

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Balloon

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25
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Map projections are mainly derived…

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Mathematically

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

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One mile

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On small scale maps, it is difficult to achieve…

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Equivalence

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In ___ film photography, the photographic film is sensitive to wavelengths longer than visible light.

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Color infrared

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An ___ is the generic term for any map line which joins points of equal value.

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Isoline

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The property of equivalence portrays accurate size although it…

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Distorts shapes

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The most famous and, undoubtedly, most widely used of all map projections is the ___ projection.

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Mercator

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32
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A loxodrome is another term for a…

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Rhumb line

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The main purpose of the interruption of projections is…

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To highlight continents with minimum distortion

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The type of remote sensing which penetrates clouds at night for accurate terrain representation is…

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Radar

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A line connecting points with equal precipitation is known as an…

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Isohyet

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36
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Isolines have all the properties EXCEPT the following:

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They may cross eachother

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37
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A ___ scale remains correct even if the map is enlarged or reduced when reproduced.

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Graphic

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38
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The first cartographer to use isolines on a published map was…

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Halley

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39
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Three dimensional effects are best obtained with…

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Vertical aerial photographs

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Together, title, date, and legend on a map are known as…

A

Map essentials

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41
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Which remote sensing systems sense the longest wavelengths?

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Microwave imaging

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42
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A disadvantage of globes compared to maps is that globes are not…

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Portable

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43
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The original purpose of the Mercator projection was for…

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Ocean navigation

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44
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In the Mercator projection, which piece of the earth is portrayed ridiculously large in comparison to it’s actual size?

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Greenland

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45
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Radar is an “active” remote sensing system and ___ is a “passive” system using the same wavelengths.

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Microwave sensing

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46
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Which or the following refers to an “active” remote sensing system?

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Radar

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47
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The most important earth resources satellite series was started in the 1970s and is known as…

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Landsat

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48
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Unlike aerial photography, Landsat imagery is interpreted through…

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Numerical manipulation of various wavelengths

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49
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MODIS is associated with which satellite series?

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EOS

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50
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Satellite data are analyzed in individual pieces representing several to many meters on the earth’s surface. These pieces are known as…

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Pixels

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51
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Which of the following bands are NOT used by earth-sensing satellites mentioned in the text?

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X-rays

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52
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On color infrared photography, living green vegetation would appear…

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Red

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53
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If one wishes to produce a map which focused on the continents and showed little of the world’s oceans, the they should use an ___ projection.

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Interrupted

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54
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A loxodrome is…

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A line of constant compass bearing

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55
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A Mercator map is constructed by projecting the grid of the globe onto a…

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Cone

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56
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Which of the following is the most recent type of earth resource satellites?

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EOS

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57
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Which of the following is an advantage of radar over all other remote sensing techniques?

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It can operate at night

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58
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Which of the following should contain a brief summary of map’s content or purpose?

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The title

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59
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The explanation of symbols used on a map should be contained in…

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The legend

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60
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Which of the following is most closely identified with “multispectral remote sensing”?

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Landsat

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61
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Every map projection consists of an orderly arrangement of…

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The geographic grid

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62
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Misuse of the Mercator projection is a result of…

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Latitudinal differences in scale

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63
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How much area is shown in an entire Landsat image?

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A few thousand square kilometers

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64
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A mountain appears in overlapping vertical aerial photographs. Which of the following measurements could be made by use of the photographs?

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All of the above

Exact altitudes, area, steepness of its slopes, contour lines

65
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Radar senses energy in wavelengths longer than…

A

1 millimeter

66
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The ERTS series of satellites, launched in the 1970s, is now known as…

A

Landsat

67
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The basic imaging instrument in the Landsat series of satellites is known as the…

A

Thematic mapper

68
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Aerial photography of the earth’s surface taken from an angle other than straight down is termed…

A

Oblique

69
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A GIS is a library of information based on…

A

Maps

70
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Which of the below wavelengths have been most useful in expanding measure biomass?

A

Near infrared

71
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Which of the following is NOT associated with Landsat images?

A

The ultraviolet portion of the spectrum

72
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In terms of remote sensing, geographers…

A

Should not stop using maps and field study

73
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On an orthophoto map, one might expect to find…

A

Distortion-free photographs

74
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Which of the following has been accomplished using the new geopositioning technology?

A

All of the above

Ocean floor mapping, earthquake prediction, natural disaster damage assessment, volcano monitoring

75
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Geopositioning technology…

A

Has accuracies better than the best bass maps

76
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Which of the following would be used for overlay map analysis where two or more map layers are superimposed or integrated?

A

GIS

77
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GIS technology is a direct result of advances in…

A

All of the above

Surveying, computer cartography, spatial stayistics, remote sensing

78
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For geographers, the new mapping tools like remote sensing, GPS, and GIS are best viewed as…

A

Adjuncts to field study

79
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Which of the following would be a type of application in which a GIS could be used?

A

All of the above
(Environment site assessment, resource management, environmental monitoring, integrating topographic information with vegetation information)

80
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The U.S. version of GPS is dependent on triangulation using a network of at least ___ satellites.

A

24

81
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To represent elevation on maps, cartographers use ___, which are a form of isoline.

A

Contour lines

82
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___ is what enables aerial photographs to be viewed in “stereo”.

A

Overlap

83
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Which of the following choices represents a technology into which the other choices can be used as inputs?

A

GIS

84
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___ is the “major dilemma” of mapmaking explained by the text.

A

Equivalence versus conformality

85
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The Global Positioning System (GPS) is based on…

A

Data from satellites

86
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An ___ is a line joining points of equal magnetic declination.

A

Isotonic line

87
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A ___ map contains lines joining points of equal elevations.

A

Contour

88
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___ are multi-colored, distortion-free photographic image maps.

A

Orthophoto maps

89
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To use a ___, aerial photographs must be carefully overlapped.

A

Stereoscope

90
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You wish to navigate your yacht from Europe to the U.S. Which type of map projection would be most useful?

A

Mercator

91
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Which of the following portions of the electromagnetic spectrum is sensed on FILM?

A

Color infrared

92
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Which remote sensing technology demonstrates universal applicability to most problems?

A

None of the above

93
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To construct an isoline on a map it is necessary to…

A

Interpolate between points of known value

94
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Maps can be made by projecting the earth’s spherical grid onto…

A

All of the above

Cone, cylinder, plane, paper

95
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Which of the following is TRUE concerning GPS technology?

A

It is freely available to the public

96
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Which of the following is NOT part of a geographic information system (GIS)?

A

Human drawing of isolines on maps

97
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A geometrically corrected map consisting of aerial photographs is known as an ___ map.

A

Orthophoto

98
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Which of the following forms of remote sensing is based on sound?

A

sonar

99
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An example of a large-scale map is a classroom wall map of the world.

A

FALSE

100
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108) The earliest aerial photographs were taken from balloons.

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TRUE

101
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109) Because they are shaped like the real Earth, globes are usually the best way to convey Earth information.

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FALSE

102
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110) At a scale of 1:10,000, the distance of an inch on a map would represent more than a mile on the ground.

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FALSE

103
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111) A globe maintains the properties of conformality and equivalence.

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TRUE

104
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112) A pseudocylindrical projection is a roughly football-shaped map.

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TRUE

105
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113) All conformal projections have meridians and parallels crossing each other at right angles, just as they do on the globe.

A

TRUE

106
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114) Thermal infrared images are the most useful type of images for detecting different vegetation types.

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FALSE

107
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115) Choosing the appropriate equivalence projection will result in a map with no distortion in its depiction of Earth features or areas.

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FALSE

108
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116) The maps in your physical geography textbook are an example of automated cartography and were produced using desktop computers.

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TRUE

109
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117) The Mercator projection is very close to maintaining equivalence in low latitudes.

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TRUE

110
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118) A globe is a better model of Earth as a whole than any map.

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TRUE

111
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119) Landsat images are unavailable for public use owing to their “top secret” classification by the U.S. government.

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FALSE

112
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120) On a Mercator projection, the North Pole would be represented by a line as long as the Equator.

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TRUE

113
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121) All map projections have the basic property of equivalence.

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FALSE

114
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122) The scale of a map can never be constant all over the entire map.

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TRUE

115
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123) On Mercator projection, Greenland’s size relative to the United States is greatly exaggerated.

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TRUE

116
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124) The original purpose of the Mercator projection was for navigation.

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TRUE

117
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125) “Equivalence” in map projections means having no scale changes over the entire map.

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FALSE

118
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126) The main useful trait of color infrared photography is its depiction of the states of vegetation.

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TRUE

119
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127) Maps are inherently inaccurate because of their attempt to depict the curved Earth on a flat surface.

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TRUE

120
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128) The one inch to the mile scale map is a small scale map.

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FALSE

121
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129) There are major discrepancies between the true shape of the Earth and that of a globe.

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FALSE

122
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130) Conformality and equivalence are, in general, mutually exclusive properties.

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TRUE

123
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131) Interrupted projections are neither conformal nor equidistant.

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FALSE

124
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132) Images from radar sensors can be acquired only during the daytime.

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FALSE

125
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133) A Mercator map shows loxodromes as straight lines.

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TRUE

126
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134) The Mercator projection should not be used to show tropical areas because they are greatly distorted in area on this projection.

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FALSE

127
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135) A major advantage in using oblique aerial photography is the easy measurement of Earth features.

A

FALSE

128
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136) Microwave remote sensing is associated with wavelengths much shorter than those of visible light.

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FALSE

129
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137) Radar imagery is especially appropriate for terrain analysis.

A

TRUE

130
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138) A map is usually much smaller than the part of the Earth’s surface it represents.

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TRUE

131
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139) A map which showed your classroom building as being 6 inches long on the map would be a large scale map.

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TRUE

132
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140) There is no possible way to avoid distortion on a map projection.

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TRUE

133
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141) The primary reason for use of a stereoscope is to magnify the photos under study.

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FALSE

134
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142) Satellites in the SPOT and Landsat series carry identical sensors.

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FALSE

135
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143) GPS was originally developed by the U.S. Department of Defense to guide missiles.

A

TRUE

136
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144) The enhanced thematic mapper on the newer Landsat satellites is a great improvement because it increases the spectral range within each spectral band used.

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FALSE

137
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145) A map at large scale generally shows a large portion (continental size or larger) of Earth’s surface.

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FALSE

138
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146) It is important that all maps have their meridians parallel to each other as they extend east to west.

A

FALSE

139
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147) Title, date, and legend are three of the five ________ .

A

Answer: map essentials

140
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148) A(n) ________ scale is a type of map scale which makes use of a line marked off in graduated distances.

A

Answer: graphic

141
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149) The representative fraction equivalent to the statement “one inch equals one mile” is ________.

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Answer: 1:63,360

142
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150) ________ is the measurement or acquisition of information by a recording device which is not in physical contact with the object under study.

A

Answer: Remote sensing

143
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151) One is able to view overlapping vertical aerial photographs in “3 dimensions” using a device called a ________.

A

Answer: stereoscope

144
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152) A ________ is another name for a loxodrome.

A

Answer: rhumb line

145
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153) ________ micrometers is a wavelength of visible light (ANY of the wavelengths will do).

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Answer: Any wavelength between .36 and .72 micrometers is acceptable.

146
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154) ________ is the property of map projections which causes areas to be portrayed at the same relative sizes they are on the globe.

A

Answer: Equivalence

147
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155) ________ is the Landsat spectral band used for identification of wetlands, organic soils, and water bodies.

A

Answer: The near infrared

148
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156) The main problem with conformal projections is that ________.

A

Answer: areas must be distorted to show proper shapes

149
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157) ________ is an active form of remote sensing based on sound.

A

Answer: Sonar

150
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158) Explain how the use of multispectral scanning is an advantage over the use of a single band when identifying Earth features via remote sensing.

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Diff: 3

151
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159) 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?

A

Diff: 3

152
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160) Explain how the global positioning system operates to locate your position within a few meters.

A

Diff: 3

153
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161) Explain how the properties of conformality and equivalence always pose a dilemma to the mapmaker.

A

Diff: 3

154
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162) A plane projection is obtained by projecting the markings of a center-lit globe onto a flat piece of paper.

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TRUE

155
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163) A Great Circle Route is always shown as a curved line on a map projection.

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FALSE

156
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164) On a conic projection, the circle of tangency becomes the principal parallel of the map.

A

TRUE

157
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165) The Wide Area Augmentation System and the Continuously Operating GPS Reference Stations exist to increase the accuracy of GPS measurements.

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TRUE

158
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166) A(n)_____ is a recent development in cartography that readily allows computer manipulation of maps of Earth’s surface.

A

C) digital elevation model

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