IAAO 601 REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE
ANSWERS
delta times the radius times (.0174) - Answers - The formula for calculating the length of
an arc of a circle is ___________________________.
60' - Answers - there are ___________ minutes in one degree of arc.
right of possession, senior rights, written intentions - Answers - The order of importance
that is usually followed is ____________________________________.
60" - Answers - How many seconds in a minute of arc?
90° - Answers - Bearings are measured from 0° to ______.
360° - Answers - Azimuths are measured from 0° to _____.
relief - Answers - Topographic maps show the __________ of the terrain/land.
contour - Answers - A _______ is a line connecting points of equal elevation.
iron pipe - Answers - An __________ is an example of an artificial monument.
natural - Answers - A river/creek is an example of a __________monument.
0° - Answers - The agonic line has ______of declination.
S 10° 25' 05" W - Answers - Line A-B has a bearing of s 24° 50' 35"E, it is followed by
line B-C which deflects to the right by 35° 15' 40". The bearing of line B-C is
___________________
Magnetic, True - Answers - Magnetic declination is the horizontal angle between
__________North and _________North.
drift, crab, tilt - Answers - three flight inconsistencies may occur while aerial
photography is taking place. They are ______, _______ and _______.
endlap, sidelap - Answers - In order to insure proper stereo coverage aerial photos must
overlap. The two types of overlapping are _________and __________.
Meridan - Answers - Means NORTH
Global Positioning System - Answers - GPS is an acronym for _______________.
, satellite, receiver - Answers - GPS measures distance by computing the time it takes a
signal to be sent from a ____________ to a ___________.
Light Detection and Ranging - Answers - LiDAR is an acronym for ___________.
X, Y, Z - Answers - LiDAR sensors record the ____, _____ and ________ ground
coordinates of surface features.
How many Principle Meridians are with in the PLSS? - Answers - 37
digital elevation model - Answers - LiDAR data is used to create a _______________.
Digital aero triangulation - Answers - _____________________is an analytical
procedure which allows a photogrammetrist to utilize a skeletal pattern of field survey
points to control aerial photography.
Meades Ranch, Kansas - Answers - The North American Datum of 1927 holds a point
known as ____________________ as its point of origin.
earth's center - Answers - The North American Datum of 1983 holds the
_____________________ as its reference origin.
Accuracy was very low in the early PLSS because.... - Answers - Lack of trained
personnel, very poor equipment by today's standards, surveys made in piece meal
fashion, Marauding Indians, insects, dangerous animals and reptiles
36533.38 - Answers - If the time that a signal is sent from a GPS satellite until it is
received by a ground receiver is .0000372 of a second. The distance between the
satellite and the receiver is ____________feet.
45°, nadir - Answers - Oblique imagery is captured at a _____angle to the
__________axis.
limited liability company - Answers - The letters "LLC" after a company's name stand for
________________.
Affirmative easement - Answers - A public sidewalk is an example of what kind of
easement?
Life Estate - Answers - A _________________ is an estate that terminates at the death
of the life tenant.
Avulsion - Answers - The sudden removal of land caused by a change in a river or
stream is called ___________.
ANSWERS
delta times the radius times (.0174) - Answers - The formula for calculating the length of
an arc of a circle is ___________________________.
60' - Answers - there are ___________ minutes in one degree of arc.
right of possession, senior rights, written intentions - Answers - The order of importance
that is usually followed is ____________________________________.
60" - Answers - How many seconds in a minute of arc?
90° - Answers - Bearings are measured from 0° to ______.
360° - Answers - Azimuths are measured from 0° to _____.
relief - Answers - Topographic maps show the __________ of the terrain/land.
contour - Answers - A _______ is a line connecting points of equal elevation.
iron pipe - Answers - An __________ is an example of an artificial monument.
natural - Answers - A river/creek is an example of a __________monument.
0° - Answers - The agonic line has ______of declination.
S 10° 25' 05" W - Answers - Line A-B has a bearing of s 24° 50' 35"E, it is followed by
line B-C which deflects to the right by 35° 15' 40". The bearing of line B-C is
___________________
Magnetic, True - Answers - Magnetic declination is the horizontal angle between
__________North and _________North.
drift, crab, tilt - Answers - three flight inconsistencies may occur while aerial
photography is taking place. They are ______, _______ and _______.
endlap, sidelap - Answers - In order to insure proper stereo coverage aerial photos must
overlap. The two types of overlapping are _________and __________.
Meridan - Answers - Means NORTH
Global Positioning System - Answers - GPS is an acronym for _______________.
, satellite, receiver - Answers - GPS measures distance by computing the time it takes a
signal to be sent from a ____________ to a ___________.
Light Detection and Ranging - Answers - LiDAR is an acronym for ___________.
X, Y, Z - Answers - LiDAR sensors record the ____, _____ and ________ ground
coordinates of surface features.
How many Principle Meridians are with in the PLSS? - Answers - 37
digital elevation model - Answers - LiDAR data is used to create a _______________.
Digital aero triangulation - Answers - _____________________is an analytical
procedure which allows a photogrammetrist to utilize a skeletal pattern of field survey
points to control aerial photography.
Meades Ranch, Kansas - Answers - The North American Datum of 1927 holds a point
known as ____________________ as its point of origin.
earth's center - Answers - The North American Datum of 1983 holds the
_____________________ as its reference origin.
Accuracy was very low in the early PLSS because.... - Answers - Lack of trained
personnel, very poor equipment by today's standards, surveys made in piece meal
fashion, Marauding Indians, insects, dangerous animals and reptiles
36533.38 - Answers - If the time that a signal is sent from a GPS satellite until it is
received by a ground receiver is .0000372 of a second. The distance between the
satellite and the receiver is ____________feet.
45°, nadir - Answers - Oblique imagery is captured at a _____angle to the
__________axis.
limited liability company - Answers - The letters "LLC" after a company's name stand for
________________.
Affirmative easement - Answers - A public sidewalk is an example of what kind of
easement?
Life Estate - Answers - A _________________ is an estate that terminates at the death
of the life tenant.
Avulsion - Answers - The sudden removal of land caused by a change in a river or
stream is called ___________.
