GEOG 1301: Exam 1

The earliest era in the geological time scale is ___

Paleozoic

When did trees appear in the fossil record?

Devonian

Which map projection was specifically designed for nautical navigation?

Mercator

Which is not a map scale?

Projection

When did the Appalachian Mountains form?

Devonian

Which geographical coordinate lines are used to plot locations North or South on the Earth's Surface?

Longitude

What is a Map?

A graphic representation of the real world

Scientists estimate that Earth is ___ billion years old

4.6

When did ferns develop?

Paleozoic

All map projections have this in common

some distortion

Where are the low latitudes on a map?

Generally between the Equator & 30˚ North & South Latitude

Which is the Epoch?

Pleistocene

Which map projection was developed to show the entire Earth with less distortion of area?

Robinson

What is a map projection?

A two-dimensional depiction or representation of the Earth

When was the Cambrian Period?

525 mya

What is used to plot locations on the Earth's surface?

GPS

What is the most distinctive characteristic of a topographic map?

Contour Lines

The Pleistocene is a part of the ___ period

Quaternary

When do reptiles first appear in the fossil record?

Pennsylvanian

Who makes topographic maps in the USA?

USGS

What is a Contour Line?

An isoline that connects points on a map that have the same elevation

When did birds first appear in the fossil record?

Jurassic

How do topographic maps describe vertical information?

Contour Lines

The most recent Era on the Earth is ___

Cenozoic

When did the Andes Mountains form?

Cretaceous

What color are Contour Lines on a topographic map?

brown

What is an Index Contour?

Every 5th contour line with the elevation labeled on it

When did mammals first appear in the fossil record?

Jurassic

Which of these revolutionized Remote Sensing in the 1960s?

Satellites

Which satellite system provides most of the remotely sensed weather information for North America?

GOES

When did the Himalaya Mountains begin forming?

Tertiary

Which satellite system includes the Thematic Mapper?

Landsat

Which country developed the SPOT satellite program?

France

When did modern humans appear in the fossil record?

Quaternary

Which country developed & began to use GIS in the 1960s?

Canada

Which geologic Period is part of the Mesozoic Era?

Jurassic

When did the Alps form?

Tertiary

Which company developed ArcView software?

ESRI

Which is the computer mapping system?

GIS

Which geologic Period is part of the Paleozoic Era?

Devonian

What is the problem with middle & high latitude countries on a Mercator Projection?

Bigger than reality

Which satellite program was developed in the 1970s?

Landsat

When was the Devonian Period?

400 million years ago

Which geologic Period is part of the Cenozoic Era?

Tertiary

Which remote sensing technology uses laser pulses of light?

Lidar

When did dinosaurs roam the Earth?

Cretaceous Period

When was the Cretaceous Period?

100 million years ago

Which map scale uses a line marked off in distances to represent actual distance on Earth's surface?

Graphic Map Scale

Where are the midlatitudes on a map?

Between 30˚ & 60˚ North & South Latitude

Which Eon includes the Paleozoic Era?

Phanerozoic