GES 121 Intro to Geo Information
Science Final Exam Study Guide
Questions and Answers6
Which of the following is NOT a good example of the earth sciences? - ANSWERS -urbanization
Pattison in 1990 categorized Geography into what four distinct traditions? - ANSWERS -Area
studies, earth science, man-land, and spatial
Which of the following is not a GIS subsystem? - ANSWERS -collection
Geography was first coined by: - ANSWERS -Eratosthenes
Geography has often been described as the: - ANSWERS -mother of all sciences
Which of the following is NOT the key map characteristics? - ANSWERS -latitude and longitude
Map projection is a systematic transformation of geospatial coordinates from 3D to 2D. -
ANSWERS -true
Based on the information listed on the following figure, please calculate the map scale. -
ANSWERS -1:4,320
Which of the following is not the level of measurement? - ANSWERS -size
, Large scale map covers a small area with less generalized symbols and more detailed
information. - ANSWERS -true
Which of the following is NOT true about the lines of latitude (parallels)? - ANSWERS -Described
position east-west of the equator
Which of the following statements is NOT true? - ANSWERS -Prime meridian is the only great
circle.
East of the international date line is the previous day and the west is the next day. - ANSWERS -
true
Lines of latitude never intersect. - ANSWERS -true
The primary meridian is the only great circle. - ANSWERS -false
The geographic coordinate system is an unprojected coordinate system. - ANSWERS -true
Which of the following geometric property are we striving to control for a projection purpose? -
ANSWERS -all of the above
Who provided the groundwork for transforming geographic coordinates using map projections?
- ANSWERS -Claudius Ptolemy
Which of the following are commonly used developable surfaces for a projection? - ANSWERS -
all of the above
The Albers Conical Equal Area Projection preserves the property of area. - ANSWERS -true
Science Final Exam Study Guide
Questions and Answers6
Which of the following is NOT a good example of the earth sciences? - ANSWERS -urbanization
Pattison in 1990 categorized Geography into what four distinct traditions? - ANSWERS -Area
studies, earth science, man-land, and spatial
Which of the following is not a GIS subsystem? - ANSWERS -collection
Geography was first coined by: - ANSWERS -Eratosthenes
Geography has often been described as the: - ANSWERS -mother of all sciences
Which of the following is NOT the key map characteristics? - ANSWERS -latitude and longitude
Map projection is a systematic transformation of geospatial coordinates from 3D to 2D. -
ANSWERS -true
Based on the information listed on the following figure, please calculate the map scale. -
ANSWERS -1:4,320
Which of the following is not the level of measurement? - ANSWERS -size
, Large scale map covers a small area with less generalized symbols and more detailed
information. - ANSWERS -true
Which of the following is NOT true about the lines of latitude (parallels)? - ANSWERS -Described
position east-west of the equator
Which of the following statements is NOT true? - ANSWERS -Prime meridian is the only great
circle.
East of the international date line is the previous day and the west is the next day. - ANSWERS -
true
Lines of latitude never intersect. - ANSWERS -true
The primary meridian is the only great circle. - ANSWERS -false
The geographic coordinate system is an unprojected coordinate system. - ANSWERS -true
Which of the following geometric property are we striving to control for a projection purpose? -
ANSWERS -all of the above
Who provided the groundwork for transforming geographic coordinates using map projections?
- ANSWERS -Claudius Ptolemy
Which of the following are commonly used developable surfaces for a projection? - ANSWERS -
all of the above
The Albers Conical Equal Area Projection preserves the property of area. - ANSWERS -true
