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Unit 1 - Mapping and Geotechnologies

Unit 1 - Mapping and Geotechnologies

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Questão 1 de 50

1

What is Geography?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

The study of location and place.
The study of animals.
It is only about maps.
It is the study of people and why they live where they do.

Explicação

Questão 2 de 50

1

What are the two Geography Disciplines?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

Human and Physical
Landforms and Ecology
Geology and Physical
GIS and GPS

Explicação

Questão 3 de 50

1

Which of the following is NOT an area of study for Human Geography?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

Landforms
Immigration
Population
Rock Cycle

Explicação

Questão 4 de 50

1

Which of the following is NOT an area of Physical Geography?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

Maps
Plate Tectonics
Sustainability
Climate

Explicação

Questão 5 de 50

1

What is a map?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

A representation of Earth's features on a flat surface.
A very complicated colour drawing.
Satellites in space provide locational information.
A drawing with a lot of details and has a scale.

Explicação

Questão 6 de 50

1

What are the six map requirements?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

Title, Legend, Scale, Date, Direction, and Border
Title, Scale, Distance, Compass Ross, Date and Border
Title, Distance, Instructions, Directions, Scale and Border
Title, Scale, Distance, Legend, Compass Rose and Border

Explicação

Questão 7 de 50

1

What is a Large Scale Map?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

A map that shows a large amount of detail in a small area.
A map that shows a small amount of detail in a large area.
A map that shows a large amount of detail in a large area.
A map that shows a small amount of detail in a small area.

Explicação

Questão 8 de 50

1

What is an example of a Large Scale Map?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

A map of the world.
A map used for hiking.
A map found in an atlas.
A map that shows Europe.

Explicação

Questão 9 de 50

1

What scale would a large scale map typically have?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

1:25,000
1:250,000
1:2,500,000
1:250,00,000

Explicação

Questão 10 de 50

1

What is a small Scale Map?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

A map that shows a large amount of detail in a small area.
A map that shows a small amount of detail in a large area.
A map that shows a large amount of detail in a large area.
A map that shows a small amount of detail in a small area.

Explicação

Questão 11 de 50

1

What is an example of a small scale map?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

A map for hiking.
A map of the Appleby Campus.
A map of the world.
A map used in a shopping mall.

Explicação

Questão 12 de 50

1

What scale would a small scale map typically have?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

1:25,000
1:15,000
1:2,500,000
1:30,000

Explicação

Questão 13 de 50

1

A General purpose map

Selecione uma das seguintes:

contains many types of information on one map
contains information on only one topic or theme
large-scale map showing both natural and human-made features.
the location of geographic data is digitized, placed in databases, and used in various combinations to create maps.

Explicação

Questão 14 de 50

1

A Thematic Map

Selecione uma das seguintes:

contains many types of information on one map
contains information on only one topic or theme
large-scale map showing both natural and human-made features.
the location of geographic data is digitized, placed in databases, and used in various combinations to create maps.

Explicação

Questão 15 de 50

1

A Topographic Map

Selecione uma das seguintes:

contains many types of information on one map
contains information on only one topic or theme
large-scale map showing both natural and human-made features.
the location of geographic data is digitized, placed in databases, and used in various combinations to create maps.

Explicação

Questão 16 de 50

1

A Digital Map

Selecione uma das seguintes:

contains many types of information on one map
contains information on only one topic or theme
large-scale map showing both natural and human-made features.
the location of geographic data is digitized, placed in databases, and used in various combinations to create maps.

Explicação

Questão 17 de 50

1

What direction is at the Question Mark?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

North East
South East
North West
South West

Explicação

Questão 18 de 50

1

What direction is at the Question Mark?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

South East
North East
South West
North West

Explicação

Questão 19 de 50

1

Which of the following is NOT a cardinal point?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

North East
North
East
South

Explicação

Questão 20 de 50

1

What direction is opposite of NE?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

SW
NW
SE
S

Explicação

Questão 21 de 50

1

What direction is the opposite of NNW?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

SSE
NNE
SSW
ESE

Explicação

Questão 22 de 50

1

What type of grid system is shown?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

Alphanumeric
Military
General Purpose
Digital

Explicação

Questão 23 de 50

1

What type of grid is shown?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

Alphanumeric
Military
General Purpose
Digital

Explicação

Questão 24 de 50

1

What is true about an Easting?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

The numbers of the vertical lines increase as you move west to east.
The numbers of the vertical lines decrease as you move west to east.
The numbers of the horizontal lines increase as you move south to north
The numbers of the horizontal lines decrease as you move south to north

Explicação

Questão 25 de 50

1

What is true about a Northing?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

The numbers of the horizontal lines increase as you move south to north.
The numbers of the horizontal lines decrease as you move south to north.
The numbers of the vertical lines increase as you move west to east.
The numbers of the vertical lines decrease as you move west to east.

Explicação

Questão 26 de 50

1

The prime meridian runs through which place on Earth?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

Greenwich
Ottawa
London
Paris

Explicação

Questão 27 de 50

1

Which of the following statements about Lines of Latitude is FALSE?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

Run east-west around the globe
Are parallel to the equator
Are located approximated 111 km apart
Run up to 90̊ north and 90̊ south
All of the above are correct.

Explicação

Questão 28 de 50

1

Which of the following statements about Lines of Longitude are incorrect?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

Run north and south
Meet at the poles
Are measured up to180̊ east and 180̊ west of the Prime Meridian.
Are different sizes at different places around the globe.

Explicação

Questão 29 de 50

1

Where is Oakville located?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

North West Hemisphere
43° 25' 60 N
79° 40' 0 W
All of the above are correct.

Explicação

Questão 30 de 50

1

What hemisphere is Russia in?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

NE
NW
SE
SW

Explicação

Questão 31 de 50

1

What does GPS stand for?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

Global Positioning System
Global Parallel System
Geographic Positioning System
Geographic Positioning Site

Explicação

Questão 32 de 50

1

What does GIS stand for?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

Geographic Information Systems
Global Information System
Global Information Satellite
Geographic Information Satellite

Explicação

Questão 33 de 50

1

A GPS

Selecione uma das seguintes:

Needs at least 24 satellites to ensure that at least 4 are visible at any time.
Only works during the daytime because the satellites do not work in the dark.
Shows you exactly where you are on a map.
Does not work well when it is foggy.

Explicação

Questão 34 de 50

1

When we examined the movement of the Mountain Pine Beetle using a GIS, how was the information (attribute data) about the Pine Beetles show on the base map?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

It was a layer of information.
It was a picture of information.
It was just a computer generated image.
The pine beetle attribute data was not shown on the map.

Explicação

Questão 35 de 50

1

Technology that is used for studying the earth from a distance is called

Selecione uma das seguintes:

Remote sensing
Satellites
GPS
GIS

Explicação

Questão 36 de 50

1

If you had your exact location on Earth from a GPS, what could you put it in to create a map to see where you are?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

GIS
GPS
Layer
Picture

Explicação

Questão 37 de 50

1

A Direct Statement Scale

Selecione uma das seguintes:

words are used to describe the relationship between a distance on a map and a specific distance on Earth’s surface.
line divided into units of distance that represent the actual units on the ground.
scale on a map given as a ration of distance on the map to distance on the ground.
can only be found on a large scale map.

Explicação

Questão 38 de 50

1

Line Scale

Selecione uma das seguintes:

words are used to describe the relationship between a distance on a map and a specific distance on Earth’s surface.
line divided into units of distance that represent the actual units on the ground.
scale on a map given as a ration of distance on the map to distance on the ground.
only found on a large scale map

Explicação

Questão 39 de 50

1

Representative Fraction Scale

Selecione uma das seguintes:

scale on a map given as a ration of distance on the map to distance on the ground.
line divided into units of distance that represent the actual units on the ground.
words are used to describe the relationship between a distance on a map and a specific distance on Earth’s surface.
is only found on a small scale map.

Explicação

Questão 40 de 50

1

What type of Scale is this?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

Line Scale
Representative Fraction Scale
Direct Statement Scale
Ratio Scale

Explicação

Questão 41 de 50

1

If a Representative Fraction Scale is expressed as 1:50,000. What is the Direct Statement Scale?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

1 cm = .5 km
1 cm = 5 km
1 cm = 50 km
5 cm = .1 km

Explicação

Questão 42 de 50

1

If 1 cm on a map equals 2.5 km on the Earth, or 1 cm = 2.5 km, what is the Representative Fraction Scale?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

1:250,000
1:25,000
1:2,500
1:2,500,000

Explicação

Questão 43 de 50

1

How many time zones are there?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

14
24
180
360

Explicação

Questão 44 de 50

1

Approximately, using degrees, how far apart are each time zone?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

15 degrees
360 degrees
24 degrees
90 degrees

Explicação

Questão 45 de 50

1

How many time zones does Canada have?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

6
4
5
7

Explicação

Questão 46 de 50

1

Who introduced the idea of standard time?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

Sir Sandford Fleming
John A. MacDonald
Louis Riel
John Guest

Explicação

Questão 47 de 50

1

Time zones that are east of the Prime Meridian

Selecione uma das seguintes:

Are ahead of Universal Time (UT)
Are behind Universal Time (UT)
Are a day ahead of Universal Time (UT)
Are a day behind Universal Time (UT)

Explicação

Questão 48 de 50

1

Time zones that are west of the Prime Meridian

Selecione uma das seguintes:

Are ahead of UT
Are behind UT
Are a day ahead of UT
Are a day behind UT

Explicação

Questão 49 de 50

1

If you cross the International Date Line moving westward

Selecione uma das seguintes:

You add a day
You lose a day
You are one hour ahead of UT
You are one hour behind UT

Explicação

Questão 50 de 50

1

If you cross the International Date Line move eastward

Selecione uma das seguintes:

You add a day
You lose a day
You are one hour ahead of UT
You are one hour behind UT

Explicação