Unit 03 | Higher Education | Oxford University Press Canada

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Question 1:

The lines running east-west on Earth's imaginary grid system are:
a) meridians
b) parallels
c) degrees
d) rhumb lines
e) mercators

Question 2:

In what type of map projection does the spacing of parallels increase towards the poles, producing polar distortion?
a) mercator projection
b) conic projection
c) planar projection
d) equal-area projection
e) magnified projection

Question 3:

The ratio of the size of an object on a map to its actual size is:
a) area
b) tangency
c) volume
d) contouring
e) scale

Question 4:

Lines on maps connecting areas with the same value of a given phenomenon are:
a) isolines
b) biolines
c) great circles
d) small circles
e) rhumb lines

Question 5:

Zero degrees latitude is represented by:
a) the Equator
b) the Prime Meridian
c) the north pole
d) the south pole
e) Greenwich, England

Question 6:

Degrees of longitude are measured from the starting point of:
a) the Equator
b) Greenwich, England
c) the north pole
d) present-day Iraq
e) the south pole

Question 7:

Earth's circumference is divided into 180 equal degrees for measurement purposes.
a) True
b) False

Question 8:

The Prime Meridian runs north-south.
a) True
b) False

Question 9:

Latitude measures degrees north or south of the Equator.
a) True
b) False

Question 10:

Meridians and parallels appear as intersecting straight lines on a cylindrical projection.
a) True
b) False

Question 11:

Equal-area projections do not show mapped areas in correct proportion to one another.
a) True
b) False

Higher Education

Physical Geography: The Global Environment, Canadian Edition - Unit 03