Mercator map projection - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Interrupted Map Removes parts of the globe to prevent distortion Uninterrupted Map Displays the entirety of the earths surface but may cause more areas of distortion Mercator Map Projection Shows accurate direction but has significant distortion in size of land marks Goode Homolosine Projection Shows true size and shape of land masses but has distortion near edges of the map and is not good for directions Robinson Projection Had more distortion near the poles to preserve size and shape...

SCIENCE - supports the explanation of the natural world that best explains all available observations (What is the basis of science? NEEDS EVIDENCE) SCIENTIFIC METHOD - The process by which scientists take data from natural world and try to answer questions. HYPOTHESIS - A tentative, testable statement about the general phenomena observed OR an initial idea of how, or why things happen in nature. SCIENTIFIC THEORY - Structure of ideas that explain a wide range of observations from our n...

UGA GEOG 1111 Lab midterm Exam Questions And Answers (Verified And Updated) How far apart is each degree of a parallel? - answerEach degree of a parallel is about 69 miles/111 Km apart. Great circles - answerCircle around Earth where the circle's center is Earth's center. Shortest distance between 2 points and is curved on maps. Small circle - answerCircle center is not the center of the Earth. Projections - answerEquations to translate a globe to a flat map. All of them distort direct...

What is the actual shape of the earth? - correct answer Geoid----means literally "Earth Shaped" How do datums vary in their construction? - correct answer What are the 4 major families of map projections? - correct answer Azimuthal, Equadistant, Conformal, Equal Area Nominal - correct answer Provides and name. If numeric, then no scale is implied Ordinal - correct answer Provides and ordered scale Interval - correct answer Can be manipulated mathematically. Scale in equal incre...

D199 Questions & Answers(graded A) Interrupted Map -ANSWER Removes parts of the globe to prevent distortion Uninterrupted Map -ANSWER Displays the entirety of the earths surface but may cause more areas of distortion Mercator Map Projection -ANSWER Shows accurate direction but has significant distortion in size of land marks Goode Homolosine Projection -ANSWER Shows true size and shape of land masses but has distortion near edges of the map and is not good for directions Robinson ...

PSC 116G Exam 1 URI Questions & Answers 2023/2024 International Politics - ANSWER-Relationship between different world actors, their characteristics and their consequences (how it effects everyday life) The Mercator Projection - ANSWER-Map making US/Europe large, Africa/South America small Peter's Projection - ANSWER-Accurately depicts proportion of continents globally State - ANSWER-territorial entity controlled by government and inhabited by population, has sovereignty over a te...

Geo 1200 - Test 1 with Questions and Answers Physical Geography ANSWER natural or physical environment and patterns/processes of natural phenomena Human Geography ANSWER The study of people and places and the interactions between the two Scale ANSWER One or more levels of representations, experiences, and organization of geographical events and processes Place ANSWER Location that has a particular identity or meaning attached to it GIS meaning ANSWER Geographic Information System ...

How far apart is each degree of a parallel? - Answer-Each degree of a parallel is about 69 miles/111 Km apart. Great circles - Answer-Circle around Earth where the circle's center is Earth's center. Shortest distance between 2 points and is curved on maps. Small circle - Answer-Circle center is not the center of the Earth. Projections - Answer-Equations to translate a globe to a flat map. All of them distort direction, distance, shape, and/or area. Standard line - Answer-Line/point the ...

EARTH SCIENCE TRUE FALSE UP TO QUIZ 10 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WTH SOLUTIONS 2024 Most Earth subsystems are open systems. - ANSWER True Systems analysis involves defining a system, breaking the system down into its components, and examining how thecomponents interact with one another. - ANSWER True For a given system, an output reinforcing an input is an example of negative feedback. - ANSWER False The lithosphere is made up of all the water on Earth. - ANSWER False All water on Earth...

GIS Questions and Answers Already Passed What is GIS A system with spatially referenced data with meaning behind the data using explicit links. What questions are unique to geography and therefore GIS? questions related to trends, location, conditions etc Why is GIS called an "enabling technology"? because you can use it with several different disciplines. What industry is the biggest spender on GIS and why? Utility companies because they need their databases current and up to date. What i...