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I haven't given a test lately. So here is a short one you will pass with ease. Don't Google for the answers!!!
1. Early surveyors used measuring items that did not stretch, or break easily.
a. They used chains.
b. They used lasers and prisms.
c. They used empty whiskey bottles laid end to end.
d. They calculated the distance based on their voice loudness.
2. How large is a “section” of land?
a. More that I can afford.
b. 80 acres.
c. 640 acres.
d. 6 furlongs square
3. On a standard Topo map, 7.5, approximately how large of an area does it show?
Poor question on my part. Area will vary accorning to the distance from the equator. From about 66 sq/miles up to approx. 49 sq/miles as you move north. The 7.5 relates to minutes of meridian, not miles.
a. Seven degrees by fifteen degrees.
b. Nine miles N/S and 6.5 E/W
c. Larger than you want to walk.
d. 7.5 miles by 7.5
4. On that 7.5 map, how far would one inch represent?
a. One half mile, on the 1:31,680 series map
b. 1,000 linear feet
c. One quarter mile
d. 2,000 linear feet, on teh 1:24,000 series map
5. If you use the wrong datum when looking for a given coordinates, what difficulties could you have
a. Lose of battery power
b. Errors of up to 200 meters
c. Satellite Doppler shift
d. GPS will lock up
Answers to follow.
I haven't given a test lately. So here is a short one you will pass with ease. Don't Google for the answers!!!
1. Early surveyors used measuring items that did not stretch, or break easily.
a. They used chains.
b. They used lasers and prisms.
c. They used empty whiskey bottles laid end to end.
d. They calculated the distance based on their voice loudness.
2. How large is a “section” of land?
a. More that I can afford.
b. 80 acres.
c. 640 acres.
d. 6 furlongs square
3. On a standard Topo map, 7.5, approximately how large of an area does it show?
Poor question on my part. Area will vary accorning to the distance from the equator. From about 66 sq/miles up to approx. 49 sq/miles as you move north. The 7.5 relates to minutes of meridian, not miles.
a. Seven degrees by fifteen degrees.
b. Nine miles N/S and 6.5 E/W
c. Larger than you want to walk.
d. 7.5 miles by 7.5
4. On that 7.5 map, how far would one inch represent?
a. One half mile, on the 1:31,680 series map
b. 1,000 linear feet
c. One quarter mile
d. 2,000 linear feet, on teh 1:24,000 series map
5. If you use the wrong datum when looking for a given coordinates, what difficulties could you have
a. Lose of battery power
b. Errors of up to 200 meters
c. Satellite Doppler shift
d. GPS will lock up
Answers to follow.
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