Geomatics Answers

1. A graticule is ....
2. Latitude is the ........ distance of any point on earth measured north or south of the equator in degrees, minutes and seconds.
3. 1 square km = .........square m.
4.on theequator each degree longitude is ....
A. 110kn apart
B. 112km apart
C. 113km apart
D. 114km apart
E. 111km apart

1. A point symbol for a town is used on a ...
A. Medium- scale map
B. Small- scale map
C. Medium and large scale map
D. Medium and small scale maps
2.Metal map are also known as .......map.
3.1:50 000 topographic maps can be used to A. Determine different landforms
B. Determine how many people live in an area.
C. Navigate from one location to another.
D. All of above

1. Magnetic declination is ....
A. Maintains the same angle.
B. Not the same for every location on earth
C. The same for every location within a country
D. The same at every location on earth
2. A drawn map is the result of how a person ..........reality.
3. Various .......... are used to identify landforms.
4. Each second of latitude is approximately...
A. 33m apart
B. 30m apart
C. 32m apart
D. 31m apart
E. 34m apart
5. Select the items which is not quantitative data...
A. Number of people
B. Amount of precipitation
C. Amount of rainfall
D. Type of precipitation

The contour interval is the ...
A. Is the verrical distance between places of the same height above mean sea level.
B. Is tge vertical distance between successive contour lines.
C. Is the perpendicular distance between points of equal elevation
D. Is the orthogonal distance between points of equal elevation
2. An isarithm is a ............ line.
3. If the change in the slope is gradual, it means ......
A. The contours do not exist
B. The contours are very close to each other
C. The contours are far apart
D. The contours are at least 20mm apart on a map

1. Average temperature and Average rainfall map are example of ........

1. Spatial information is .......
2. A flow map is a .....
A. Physical map
B. General purpose map
C. Road map
D. Thematic map
E topographic map
3. Variable line symbols are known as....
A. Flowlines
B. Sea routes
C. Roads
D. Rivers
E. Transportation routes
F. Railway lines.
4.Dot density map representing populations in the provinces of South Africa
A. Variable symbols
B. Uniform symbols
C. Uniform or variable symbols
D. 3D
5. A landscape profile is also known as......