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The arrow on most maps points in this direction
What is north
100
A surveyor uses these when surveying land
What are benchmarks
100
A person who makes a map
What is a cartographer
100
What type of sensing would one use to map the ocean floor?
What is acoustic
100
N, S, E, and W are this type of directions
What are cardinal directions
200
Sixty nautical miles on the earth's surface at the Equator is about ______ degree(s) of latitude or longitude
What is one degree
200
This type of map would most accurately show the shape of a continent
What is a globe
200
If a map shows animal populations in the US it is a _______ map
What is thematic
200
T/F: A degree of LATITUDE is just about the same length anywhere along a meridian
What is true
200
Lines of latitude are parallel to this
What is the Equator
300
O degrees latitude
What is the Equator
300
The area where map colors and symbols are explained
What is a legend
300
This gives the most accurate geographic locations
What is GPS
300
The IDL (International Date Line) passes through the western part of this ocean
What is the Pacific Ocean
300
Longitude goes up to this amount in degrees
What is 180 degrees
400
A cone and a ____________ can be flattened into a plane
What is cylinder
400
Polar region maps use ____________ projection
What is gnomonic
400
accurate and precise longitude and latitude locations would be described using these
What are coordinates
400
the __________ of a map shows the detail and size of map features
What is scale
400
If a map projection's point of contact with the globe is on North America, it is said to be an ___________ projection
What is oblique
500
What type of map would show the streets in a particular neighborhood
What is a large scale map
500
You would use this type of map if you are taking a hike
What is topographic
500
GIS is organized into ______________ that can turned on or off so that different types of data can be seen
What are layers
500
Contour lines on a map show points of equal _____________ (this above sea level)
What is elevation
500
If you were looking at a city map in GIS form, roads and railroads would be represented by this
What is a line
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