Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Distance - Measured by pace count, GPS, physical tape or chain
Bearing - angles measured east or west of north and south
Azimuth - angles measured clockwise from north - CORRECT ANSWER - Measurements
used during a planetable survey
Accuracy - CORRECT ANSWER - clustering of the sample values about the true value
azimuth - CORRECT ANSWER - direction between 1-360 degrees
basal area - CORRECT ANSWER - cross sectional area at breast height
bearing - CORRECT ANSWER - direction less than or equal to 90 degrees
dendromoter - CORRECT ANSWER - device useful for measuring tree diameters
scaling - CORRECT ANSWER - measuring tree volumes to assess value
General Land Office - CORRECT ANSWER - method of public land subdivision after
1785
Hypsometer - CORRECT ANSWER - device useful for measuring tree heights
Metes and Bounds - CORRECT ANSWER - method of colonial land subdivision