CONS 127 MIDTERM QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ Longitude.
Answer: the angle that describes the east-west position of earth
◉ Prime Meridian location.
Answer: Greenwich
◉ Parallel.
Answer: a circle connecting all locations with a given latitude
◉ 3 ways the Earth's shape can be defined.
Answer: sphere, ellipsoid, geoid
◉ The correct representation of the Earth's surface.
Answer: geoid
◉ Equivalent projection.
Answer: -allows for comparing the surfaces of the Earth within the
map, since the areas of the continents are accurate
,-the shapes of the continents are distorted.
-ex. Mollweide or Gall-Peters
◉ Conformal projection.
Answer: -the angles between positions are preserved so that ships
can navigate from place to place and know how far it is going to be
from where they are
-land area is distorted
-ex. Mercator
◉ Metre (first definition).
Answer: one ten-millionth the size from the length of the equator to
the North Pole
◉ Metre (current definition).
Answer: defined as the length that light travels in a fraction of a
second
◉ What is equal to 1000 nm?.
Answer: 1 micrometre
◉ Small scale map.
Answer: covers a more area, but with not as much as detail
, ◉ Large scale map.
Answer: covers a small area but with great detail and accuracy
◉ 2 ways a scale can be represented on a map.
Answer: bar scale or a ratio scale
◉ Absolute positioning.
Answer: using latitude, longitude and/or coordinates to show where
a location is
◉ Relative positioning.
Answer: when you give someone directions by using where the
location is close to, street names, addresses, etc.
◉ Continental map scale.
Answer: map scale appropriate for representing large countries and
continents
◉ Cities Map Scale.
Answer: map scale used for city neighborhoods
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ Longitude.
Answer: the angle that describes the east-west position of earth
◉ Prime Meridian location.
Answer: Greenwich
◉ Parallel.
Answer: a circle connecting all locations with a given latitude
◉ 3 ways the Earth's shape can be defined.
Answer: sphere, ellipsoid, geoid
◉ The correct representation of the Earth's surface.
Answer: geoid
◉ Equivalent projection.
Answer: -allows for comparing the surfaces of the Earth within the
map, since the areas of the continents are accurate
,-the shapes of the continents are distorted.
-ex. Mollweide or Gall-Peters
◉ Conformal projection.
Answer: -the angles between positions are preserved so that ships
can navigate from place to place and know how far it is going to be
from where they are
-land area is distorted
-ex. Mercator
◉ Metre (first definition).
Answer: one ten-millionth the size from the length of the equator to
the North Pole
◉ Metre (current definition).
Answer: defined as the length that light travels in a fraction of a
second
◉ What is equal to 1000 nm?.
Answer: 1 micrometre
◉ Small scale map.
Answer: covers a more area, but with not as much as detail
, ◉ Large scale map.
Answer: covers a small area but with great detail and accuracy
◉ 2 ways a scale can be represented on a map.
Answer: bar scale or a ratio scale
◉ Absolute positioning.
Answer: using latitude, longitude and/or coordinates to show where
a location is
◉ Relative positioning.
Answer: when you give someone directions by using where the
location is close to, street names, addresses, etc.
◉ Continental map scale.
Answer: map scale appropriate for representing large countries and
continents
◉ Cities Map Scale.
Answer: map scale used for city neighborhoods
