Mercator map projection Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Second Continental Congress - ANSWER-A convention of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies that started meeting in the spring of 1775 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Managed the Colonial war effort and moved incrementally towards independence, adopting the United States Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. Townshend Acts (1767) - ANSWER-A series of British acts passed beginning in 1767 and relating to the British American colonies in North America. Thirteen Colonies - ANSWER-A group ...

World Geography SOL Review What is the difference between absolute location and relative location? - Absolute location is the exact position of a place. Relative location is the position of a place compared to the position of another place. What do latitude lines measure? Which direction are they drawn? What is the 0 degree line? - Latitude lines measure north and south. They are drawn east to west. The Equator What do longitude lines measure? Which direction are they drawn? What is ...

Geomatics - the modern scientific term referring to the integrated approach of measurement, analysis, management, storage, and presentation of the descriptions and locations of spatial data Spatial Data - data that is collected using a variety of methods including earth orbiting satellites, air and sea-borne sensors, and ground based instruments data is processed and manipulated with state-of-the-art information technology using computer software and hardware Surveying - art of measuring d...

Control Survey: Lambert Projection correct answer: An imaginary cone is placed around the earth so that the apex of the cone is on the earth's axis of rotation above the North Pole, for northern hemisphere and below the South Pole for southern hemisphere projections. East west direction is relatively free from distortion in this method. Therefore, states longer in east-west direction are projected with this system, Scale is set for 158 miles of N/S distance in this method. Transverse Merc...

Types of Coordinate Systems in the US - -Geographic Coordinates -Universal Transverse Mercator -Military Grid Reference System -State Plane Coordinates -Public Land Rectangular Surveys What is a map projection? - An attempt to portray the surface of earth or a portion of it on a flat surface What are the four general classes of map projections? - -Cylindrical -Conical -Azimuthal/Planar -Rectangular/other Scale Exact Line - Where the cone intersects the globe How wide is each UTM zone...

Georeferencing - correct answer Associating a map (such as a pdf without spatial information) or image (such as an aerial image without spatial information) with spatial locations. Control Points - correct answer Consisting of multiple points, points come in pairs that match the spatial location with a point on an unreferenced image or map. Spatial Reference System (SRS) or Coordinate Reference System (CRS) - correct answer A coordinate-based local, regional or global system used to locate ...

Oceans 100 Exam 1 SDSU Latest Update Graded A+ 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...

GISP Study questions with correct answers Georeferencing Correct Answer-101- associating a map or image with spatial location control points Correct Answer-101- points come in pairs that match the spatial location with a point on an unreferenced image or map Spatial Reference Systems (SRS) Correct Answer-101- coordinate based local, regional, or global system used to location geographical entities (aka Coordinate Reference System (CRS)) Coordinate Reference System (CRS) Correct Answer-...

Where do our ideas about places come from? - our knowledge of the world is mediated -- media, culture, the internet, school, art, etc. etc. etc. - experiences aren't immediate/direct what are geographical imaginaries? - the collection of assumptions and ideas that we have about places what does geographic literacy entail? - asking the questions: - where does this idea come from? - who made/organized them, and for what purpose? - do they have merit? - do they occupy the correct amount...

AP Human Geography Unit 1 Review Already Graded A Latitude The numbering system used to indicate the location of parallels drawn on a globe and measuring distance north and south of the equator Cultural Ecology Geographic approach that emphasizes human-environment relationships Longitude The numbering system used to indicate the location of meridians drawn on a globe and measuring distance east and west of the prime meridian (0°). GPS A system that determines the precise position of somethin...