Vocabulary
Which type of map shows a specific theme?
What is a thematic map
What is a person who creates maps called?
What is a cartographer
What does GIS stand for?
What is Geographic Information System
Which map most accurately shows the true shape of a continent?
What is a globe
What are the cardinal directions?
What is north, south, east, and west
Which Disney character starred as "Steamboat Willie"?
What is Mickey Mouse
Which map is used to navigate at sea?
What is a chart
What would be most useful in mapping the ocean floor?
What is acoustic sensing or sonar
What identifies and defines symbols and colors used on a map?
How man nautical miles is equal to one degree?
What is 60 nautical miles
Which way does the equator run?
What is east to west
Is distortion more evident in small or large-scale maps?
What is small-scale maps
What is a line data type
Which kind of map has no distortions?
What is all maps have distortions
Who was the GPS first used by?
What is the US military
What does a topographic map show on it that no other map has?
What is contour lines
What is the highest possible number for a longitude reading?
What is 180 degrees
Are GIS maps considered political, topographic, geographic, or thematic?
What is all of the above
A map projection where its point of contact is in the center of North America would be what projection?
What is oblique
Sailors determined the longitude of their position by using what?
What is a chronometer
Which geographic coordinate runs North to South?
What is longitude
How many satellites are used for a GPS?
What is 24
What is polygon data type
Which NBA team has won the most championships?
Who is the Lakers
Which line passes through the Pacific Ocean?
What is the International Date Line