CONS 127 Test Questions & Answers Solved 100%
Correct.
What is latitude
Distance north or south of the equator
"The angle that describes north-south position
also described in positive (falls north of equator) and negative (falls south of equator) values"
What is longitude
Distance east or west of the prime meridian
Where is the prime meridian?
0 degrees longitude
What are the three ways the earth's shape can be mathematically defined
Cylindrical, conic, and planar ??
What is the most correct representation of the shape of the Earth?
What is the main difference between an equivalent/equal area and conformal projection?
Equivalent/equal area
Considering the case of Africa and Greenland, describe how map projections might
influence the perspective of the map viewer.
, How was a metre first defined?
Defined as one ten-millionth of the distance from the equator to the North Pole
--> From 1889 to 1960s, the standard was a platinum and iridium bar stored in the International
Bureau of Weights and Measures in Paris.
How is a metre defined now?
Based on the speed of light (Length of the path travelled by light in vacuum during a time
interval of 1/299 792 458 of a second)
What is the name of the unit which is equal to 1000 nm?
Micrometre
Which covers more area, a small or a large scale map?
Small Scale
What are two ways scale can be indicated on a map?
1. Graphic scale/Bar Scale
2. Fractional scale/Ratio scale
3. Verbal scale
What kind of map scale would be appropriate for representing large countries and/or
continents? For a city neighbourhood?
For large countries: 1:10,000,000
Correct.
What is latitude
Distance north or south of the equator
"The angle that describes north-south position
also described in positive (falls north of equator) and negative (falls south of equator) values"
What is longitude
Distance east or west of the prime meridian
Where is the prime meridian?
0 degrees longitude
What are the three ways the earth's shape can be mathematically defined
Cylindrical, conic, and planar ??
What is the most correct representation of the shape of the Earth?
What is the main difference between an equivalent/equal area and conformal projection?
Equivalent/equal area
Considering the case of Africa and Greenland, describe how map projections might
influence the perspective of the map viewer.
, How was a metre first defined?
Defined as one ten-millionth of the distance from the equator to the North Pole
--> From 1889 to 1960s, the standard was a platinum and iridium bar stored in the International
Bureau of Weights and Measures in Paris.
How is a metre defined now?
Based on the speed of light (Length of the path travelled by light in vacuum during a time
interval of 1/299 792 458 of a second)
What is the name of the unit which is equal to 1000 nm?
Micrometre
Which covers more area, a small or a large scale map?
Small Scale
What are two ways scale can be indicated on a map?
1. Graphic scale/Bar Scale
2. Fractional scale/Ratio scale
3. Verbal scale
What kind of map scale would be appropriate for representing large countries and/or
continents? For a city neighbourhood?
For large countries: 1:10,000,000
