Topographic maps Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

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

1. What term was coined by Thomas Willis as a consequence of the case of Anne Green? a. psychopathology b. cognition c. neurology d. psychosis ANS: C DIF: Easy REF: 1.1 A Historical Perspective OBJ: 1.1 MSC: Remembering 2. Aside from saving Anne Green’s life, Thomas Willis and Christopher Wren also a. created very accurate drawings of the brain. b. came up with the names of a number of brain structures. c. took the first steps that led to cognitive neuroscience. d. All of the ans...

What does GIS and GNSS stand for Correct Answer Geographic Information Systems, Global Navigation Satellite Systems conversion Correct Answer 1m = 3, ft 1ft = .3048m 0.36v = 1ft 1chain = 66ft 80chain = 5280ft 1mi = 5280ft 1rod = 16.5 ft 1ac = 43560 ft^2 5280' x 5280' = 640 ac 1 nautical mi = 6076.12 ft 1 fathom = 6 ft types of Professional Surveying Correct Answer RPLS, LSLS, PLS, Land Boundary, Topographic, engineering, photogrammetry, hydrography, mining, construction, geospa...

How many basic colors are there on a military map, and what do they represent? There are 6 basic colors on a military map. Black- Culteral (man-made) features other than roads Blue- water Brown- All Relief features- contour lines on old maps- cultivated land on red-light readable maps Green- Vegetation Red- Major roads, built-up areas, special features on old maps Red-brown- All relief features and main rods on red-light readable maps What does the green represent on this...

MOCA- Social Studies Part 1 Latest 2023 Rated A economics teaches concepts such as work, exchange, production of goods and services, the origins of materials and products, and consumption geography teaches students how to use maps, globes, and locational and directional terms; provides them with an understanding of spatial environments, landforms, climate, world trade and transportation, ecological systems, and world cultures Constructivist Learning Theory supports a view of inquiry-based lear...

map - Answer-a representation of the features of a physical body such as Earth latitude - Answer-the distance north or south from the equator; expressed in degrees equator - Answer-the imaginary circle half-way between the poles that divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres longitude - Answer-the distance east and west from the prime meridian; expressed in degrees prime meridian - Answer-the meridian, or line of longitude, that is designated as 0 degrees longitude topog...

Science Olympiad - Dynamic Planet Exam Study Guide USGS topographic maps - answerdetailed record of a land area, giving geographic positions and elevations for both natural and man-made features. They show the shape of the land the mountains, valleys, and plains by means of brown contour lines stream order - answerThe concept that describes the hierarchy of stream types (see image) Perennial streams - answerWater flows in the stream at least 90 percent of the time in a well defined channe...

What are the main areas of Earth Science? - Earth Science includes many subdivisions of geology such as geochemistry, geophysics, geobiology, paleontology, as well as oceanography, meteorology, and astronomy. What is meteorology? - The scientific study of the atmosphere and atmospheric phenomena' the study of weather and climate. What is historical geology? - Establishes a timeline of the vast number of physical and biological changes that have occurred in the past. Nebular Hypothesis ...

Basic Appraisal Procedures Study Guide The appraiser -Answer-Who is responsible for identifying the intended use of an appraisal? Valuation process -Answer-A step-by-step procedure that can be applied to any type of appraisal assignment. No -Answer-Does an appraiser's client always have to directly engage him? False -Answer-The effective date of the valuation must be the date on which the appraiser inspected the subject property. Maximally productive -Answer-In highest and best use anal...

Surveying: Exam 1Latitude Φ - correct answer North or south of the equator position of a point on Earth's surface Longitude λ - correct answer East or west position of the equator of a point on Earth's surface Mean Sea Level (MSL) - correct answer elevation of sea level Geodetic Reference System (GRS80) - correct answer model surface of earth's globoid (used with GPS devices) Surveying - correct answer maps out angles, distances, positions relative to Earth Location Right Rea...