Section 5

The word aerial means __________.

• from space

• from ground level

• from the air

• from seal level

Data are __________.

• pieces of information

• a mathematical formula

• global positioning

• GIS

Which of the following phrases best defines the word software?

• computer program

• something soft like a pillow

• an object that orbits earth

• something that falls from the sky

A satellite is a(n) __________.

• computer program used to combine maps and data about space

• object in orbit around the Earth that can send and receive signals

• portable receiver that helps to determine location

• piece of information about the world

In order to determine the distance and speed of moving objects, radar uses __________.

• ocean waves

• sound waves

• electromagnetic waves

• radio waves

Which of the following phrases best explains what remote sensing can help us do?

• a study place by making observations in person

• receive satellite signals to find an exact location

• study a place without actually having to be there

• combine maps with data using software

Analyze the image below and answer the question that follows.

Analyze the image above. Which remote sensing technology uses radio waves to observe and predict weather?

• aerial photography

• radar

• GIS

• GPS

Analyze the image above. This overhead view of the city of Chicago was taken by Landsat. This image is best described as an example of __________.

• satellite imagery

• GPS

• GIS

• radar

Which type of remote sensing is shown in the photo above?

• satellite imagery

• aerial photography

• GPS

• radar

The Global Positioning System (GPS) can help us to find exact locations using satellite signals. Which of geography’s three questions can GPS help us answer?

• when

• where

• how

• why there