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Chapter Test

Chapter Test

This Chapter Test is a comprehensive set of questions that uses multiple ways to assess your comprehension of the chapter material.

This activity contains 15 questions.

	If I wanted to map the distribution of air pressure at the surface I would use   contour lines. isohyets. isobars. isotherms. none of the above.

	Boundaries in the U.S. public land survey system appear in _____ on USGS topographic maps.   white red purple green blue

	The advantage of radar over other types of remote sensing techniques is   that it can be used at night. that it can be used during cloudy conditions. that it can be operated at high altitudes. that it can operate at wavelengths shorter than 1micrometer. none of the above.

	A major advantage of oblique air photographs over vertical ones   is that accurate measurements can be made. is they give a more familiar view of the terrain. is neither the of the above because oblique and vertical air photos provide exactly that same information.

	A representative fraction of 1:24000   means 1 inch on a map represents 24000 inches in the real world. means 1 millimeter on a map represents 24000 millimeters in the real world. means 1 centimeter on a map represents 24000 centimeters in the real world. can mean any of the above.

	In a GPS, the distance between a given receiver and each member of a group of satellites is calculated by comparing ___ in both units.   radio waves clocks sonar pictures none of the above

	Microwave sensing senses   visible light. X rays. radiation in the 1 to 1000 micrometer range. radiation in the 1 to 100 micrometer range. gamma rays.

	A true compass heading is referred to as an azimuth.    True  False

	Isogonic lines connect points of equal declination east or west.    True  False

	The type of remote sensing imagery best suited for use at night is thermal infrared.    True  False

	Isolines are always closed lines, they have no ends.    True  False

	Isolines that are close together indicate ____ gradient while those that are far apart depict a _____ gradient.   gentle; steep steep; gentle

	Match the description to the appropriate item. Some may be used more than once. A matching question presents 6 answer choices and 6 items. The answer choices are lettered A through F. The items are numbered 13.1 through 13.6. Screen readers will read the answer choices first. Then each item will be presented along with a select menu for choosing an answer choice. Using the pull-down menus, match each item in the left column to the corresponding item in the right column. Robinson projection conformal projection conformal projection a small-scale map a large-scale map equivalent projection 13.1 The size ratio of any area on the map to the corresponding area on the ground is the same all over the map.   A B C D E F 13.2 Proper angular relationships are maintained such that the shape of something on the map is the same as its shape on Earth.   A B C D E F 13.3 A map that shows a large area of the Earth but without much detail.   A B C D E F 13.4 A map that shows a small area of the Earth but with much detail.   A B C D E F 13.5 Mercator projection   A B C D E F 13.6 A compromise between two types of projections.   A B C D E F

	Match the map to its correct scale category. This question presents 3 items numbered 14.1 through 14.3. Each item is presented with a pulldown menu containing the letters A through C. For each item below, use the pull-down menu to select the letter that labels the correct part of the image. 14.1 medium scale A B C 14.2 large scale A B C 14.3 small scale A B C

	What is a GIS and how is it created?   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

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