Unit 3 | Student Practice Quizzes | Physical Geography: The Global Environment, Second Edition

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Question 1:

The lines running east–west on Earth’s imaginary grid system are called ________.
a) meridians
b) parallels
c) degrees
d) rhumb lines
e) mercators

Question 2:

Which is not considered to be a line that can be drawn on the Globe?
a) Parallel
b) Meridian
c) Latitude
d) Longitude
e) Mercator

Question 4:

What is not a variable in a map projection
a) Tangent
b) Scale
c) Area
d) Shape

Question 5:

Map projection is a method used to ________.
a) draw the globe so that it looks flat
b) position satellites to observe the Earth
c) read coordinates
d) calculate the distance of stars in different galaxies

Question 6:

Why would an ‘interruption’ be used in map making?
a) To minimize distortion
b) To devote most of the projection to the parts that project best
c) To de-emphasize areas that are not essential
d) All of the above.

Question 8:

Which is not included in the electromagnetic radiation spectrum?
a) Gamma rays
b) X rays
c) Alpha rays
d) Visible light
e) Radio waves

Question 9:

A spectral signature is ________.
a) an object that reflects a unique pattern of electromagnetic energy
b) an image that is exposed to light
c) a map that is colour coded
d) a camera that can detect ultraviolet radiation
e) a remote sensing scanner that can attuned to several different spectral bands

Question 10:

Which of the following are remote sensing techniques?
a) Aerial photography
b) Photogrammetry
c) Ground-based photography
d) Satellite imagery
e) All of the above.

Question 11:

In what type of map projection does the spacing of parallels increase towards the poles, producing polar distortion?
a) Mercator projection
b) Conic projection
c) Planar projection
d) Equal-area projection
e) Magnified projection

Question 12:

The ratio of the size of an object on a map to its actual size is called ________.
a) area
b) tangency
c) volume
d) contouring
e) scale

Question 13:

Lines on maps connecting areas with the same value of a given phenomenon are called ________.
a) isolines
b) biolines
c) great circles
d) small circles
e) rhumb lines

Question 14:

Zero degrees latitude is represented by ________.
a) the Equator
b) the Prime Meridian
c) the North Pole
d) the South Pole
e) Greenwich, England

Question 15:

Degrees of longitude are measured from the starting point of ________.
a) the Equator
b) Greenwich, England
c) the North Pole
d) present-day Iraq
e) the South Pole

Question 16:

The Earth’s circumference is divided into 180 equal degrees for measurement purposes.
a) True
b) False

Question 17:

The Prime Meridian runs north–south.
a) True
b) False

Question 18:

Latitude measures degrees north or south of the Equator.
a) True
b) False

Question 19:

Meridians and parallels appear as intersecting straight lines on a cylindrical projection.
a) True
b) False

Question 20:

Isohyets display areas of equal rainfall.
a) True
b) False

Question 21:

Equal-area projections do not show mapped areas in correct proportion to one another.
a) True
b) False

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