GIS is, perhaps, the most important tool for the modern geographer. Explain why it is so important and why this has only been true in the recent past
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: GIS can integrate many forms of measurement (satellite imagery, surveys, censuses, etc.) to provide a research tool in which the user can assess the spatial impact of many factors separately or jointly in social or environmental analysis. It is only important now because electronic data sets and powerful computing have become available to virtually everyone.
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According to Figure 3.4, what is the magnetic declination between:
a) True north and magnetic north (MN)? _______________________ b) True north and grid north (GN)? _______________________
____________ ____________ are densely populated and diverse communities whose residents exhibit a variety of
characteristics, such as bright colors, protective camouflage, spines, and various toxins and venoms, in order to compete for food, living space, mates, and protection from predators. Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Flood plains are depositional features.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
In a monocline, one of the limbs of the fold ________
A) has a shallower dip in the opposite direction of the other limb B) is vertical C) is horizontal D) dips in the same direction as the other limb, but at a lower angle