Question 1

Which of the following is a form of remote sensing?

Accepted Answer

A)   aerial photography
B)   color infrared photography
C)   radar
D)   thermal infrared imaging
E)   all of the aboveF) C) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

A)   GOES.
B)   TIROS.
C)   EOS.
D)   AVHRR.
E)   Landsat.F) None of the above
G) B) and C)

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Interrupted projections are neither conformal nor equidistant.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

________ are multicolored, distortion-free photographic image maps. Displacements caused by camera tilt or differences in terrain elevations have been removed.

Accepted Answer

A)   Aerial photographs
B)   Vertical aerial photographs
C)   Orthophoto maps
D)   GIS maps
E)   Mercator projectionsF) B) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 6

The scale of "an inch on the map represents two miles on the surface of the Earth" would be CLOSEST to which representative fraction?

Accepted Answer

A)   1:120,000
B)   1:200,000
C)   1:1,000,000
D)   1:60,000
E)   1:12F) B) and C)
G) B) and E)

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

A)   Mercator
B)   conic
C)   cylindrical
D)   equivalent
E)   none of the aboveF) B) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

On Mercator projection, Greenland's size relative to the United States is greatly exaggerated.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

A ________ is another name for a loxodrome.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A ________ is another name for a...

Question 11

"Scale" relates ________ to ________ .

Accepted Answer

A)   Earth distance, Earth distance
B)   map distance, map distance
C)   map distance, Earth distance
D)   Earth distance, map distortion
E)   map distortion, map distanceF) A) and B)
G) A) and E)

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

A)   microwave
B)   radar
C)   thermal infrared
D)   color infrared
E)   multispectralF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 13

Satellites in the SPOT and Landsat series carry identical sensors.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

A)   ultraviolet
B)   x-rays
C)   near infrared
D)   radio wavelengths
E)   gamma wavelengthsF) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

The answer of Title, date, and legend are three of...

Question 16

A Mercator map shows loxodromes as straight lines.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which of the following is TRUE concerning GPS technology?

Accepted Answer

A)   It appears useful but receivers are very expensive.
B)   It usually cannot pinpoint locations with an accuracy greater than 1 km.
C)   The GPS satellites are owned by a private corporation.
D)   The technology is freely available to the public.
E)   The GPS technology allows "perfect" maps to be drawn.F) A) and E)
G) All of the above

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

A geometrically corrected map consisting of aerial photographs is known as a(n)  ________ map.

Accepted Answer

A)   projected
B)   Mercator
C)   orthophoto
D)   color infrared
E)   large-scaleF) B) and E)
G) D) and E)

Exam 2: Portraying Earth

Which of the following is TRUE concerning GPS technology?

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

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A Mercator map shows loxodromes as straight lines.

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

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

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________ are multicolored, distortion-free photographic image maps. Displacements caused by camera tilt or differences in terrain elevations have been removed.

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

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"Scale" relates ________ to ________ .

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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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A ________ is another name for a loxodrome.

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On Mercator projection, Greenland's size relative to the United States is greatly exaggerated.

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Interrupted projections are neither conformal nor equidistant.

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The scale of "an inch on the map represents two miles on the surface of the Earth" would be CLOSEST to which representative fraction?

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

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

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A geometrically corrected map consisting of aerial photographs is known as a(n) ________ map.

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Which of the following is a form of remote sensing?

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Satellites in the SPOT and Landsat series carry identical sensors.

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

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