CONS 127 MIDTERM LATEST
EXAM
How does the size of the RADAR wavelength being used relate to the
size of what RADAR can sense? - ANSWERS-RADAR uses big
wavelengths
it can detect objects about the same size as its wavelength
3 key components used in a LiDAR remote sensing system -
ANSWERS-laser ranging to receive a distance measurement that is
accurate
a GPS to find the position and height of the sensor
a measurement called an inertial measurement unit to record the position
of the sensor
Percentage of world's freshwater lies within Canada - ANSWERS-20%
3 areas of Canada that have the most glacial coverage - ANSWERS-the
arctic, the taiga shield and the taiga cordillera
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, CONS 127 MIDTERM LATEST
EXAM
5 ecozones in Canada - ANSWERS-taiga shield
boreal shield
montane cordillera
arctic
mixed wood plains
3 ways remote sensing technology can be used to asses Canada's natural
resources - ANSWERS-ice and glacier movement and melt
measure vegetation
monitor fires
Choose one of the following case studies covered in class, and briefly
explain how remote sensing was used in the study design: mosaic,
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, CONS 127 MIDTERM LATEST
EXAM
barren ground caribou, agriculture, Great Lakes monitoring, fire. -
ANSWERS-- Two major categories of Great Lakes remote sensing:
Open water sensing (water quality, harmful algae blooms, water
temperature, ice cover) and Coastal monitoring (wetland classification,
mapping invasive
species and nuisance algae, monitoring rip currents and coastal erosion)
-Data are only useful if they're accessible; data sharing
and web portals are an important part of the equation
Bioshpere - ANSWERS-the sum of all ecosystems on Earth on land and
in the ocean
Albedo - ANSWERS-ability of a surface to reflect light
Inputs to photosynthesis - ANSWERS-carbon dioxide + water + light
energy
Inputs to respiration - ANSWERS-Glucose + 6 O2 → 6 Carbon Dioxide
+ 6 Water + 36 ATPs
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EXAM
How does the size of the RADAR wavelength being used relate to the
size of what RADAR can sense? - ANSWERS-RADAR uses big
wavelengths
it can detect objects about the same size as its wavelength
3 key components used in a LiDAR remote sensing system -
ANSWERS-laser ranging to receive a distance measurement that is
accurate
a GPS to find the position and height of the sensor
a measurement called an inertial measurement unit to record the position
of the sensor
Percentage of world's freshwater lies within Canada - ANSWERS-20%
3 areas of Canada that have the most glacial coverage - ANSWERS-the
arctic, the taiga shield and the taiga cordillera
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, CONS 127 MIDTERM LATEST
EXAM
5 ecozones in Canada - ANSWERS-taiga shield
boreal shield
montane cordillera
arctic
mixed wood plains
3 ways remote sensing technology can be used to asses Canada's natural
resources - ANSWERS-ice and glacier movement and melt
measure vegetation
monitor fires
Choose one of the following case studies covered in class, and briefly
explain how remote sensing was used in the study design: mosaic,
END OF
PAGE
2
, CONS 127 MIDTERM LATEST
EXAM
barren ground caribou, agriculture, Great Lakes monitoring, fire. -
ANSWERS-- Two major categories of Great Lakes remote sensing:
Open water sensing (water quality, harmful algae blooms, water
temperature, ice cover) and Coastal monitoring (wetland classification,
mapping invasive
species and nuisance algae, monitoring rip currents and coastal erosion)
-Data are only useful if they're accessible; data sharing
and web portals are an important part of the equation
Bioshpere - ANSWERS-the sum of all ecosystems on Earth on land and
in the ocean
Albedo - ANSWERS-ability of a surface to reflect light
Inputs to photosynthesis - ANSWERS-carbon dioxide + water + light
energy
Inputs to respiration - ANSWERS-Glucose + 6 O2 → 6 Carbon Dioxide
+ 6 Water + 36 ATPs
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