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What is the primary division of surveying?
What is the primary division of surveying?
In which type of surveying is the earth's surface considered flat?
In which type of surveying is the earth's surface considered flat?
What is the purpose of control surveys?
What is the purpose of control surveys?
In which type of surveying are the principles of photogrammetry or remote sensing used?
In which type of surveying are the principles of photogrammetry or remote sensing used?
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What is the main difference between geodetic and plane surveying?
What is the main difference between geodetic and plane surveying?
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What is the assumption made about gravity in plane surveying?
What is the assumption made about gravity in plane surveying?
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What is the equatorial radius of the GRS 1980 ellipsoid?
What is the equatorial radius of the GRS 1980 ellipsoid?
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Which of the following ellipsoids was used in the USSR, Russia, and Romania?
Which of the following ellipsoids was used in the USSR, Russia, and Romania?
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What is the inverse flattening of the International 1924 ellipsoid?
What is the inverse flattening of the International 1924 ellipsoid?
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Which of the following ellipsoids has an equatorial radius of approximately 6,377,563.4 m?
Which of the following ellipsoids has an equatorial radius of approximately 6,377,563.4 m?
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What is the polar radius of the WGS 1984 ellipsoid?
What is the polar radius of the WGS 1984 ellipsoid?
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Which of the following is NOT a reference ellipsoid?
Which of the following is NOT a reference ellipsoid?
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What is the purpose of measuring distances and angles in surveys?
What is the purpose of measuring distances and angles in surveys?
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What is the result of plotting measurements to a suitable scale?
What is the result of plotting measurements to a suitable scale?
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What is the definition of a scale in mapping?
What is the definition of a scale in mapping?
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What type of survey is used to prepare maps showing locations of natural and man-made features and elevations of points on the ground?
What type of survey is used to prepare maps showing locations of natural and man-made features and elevations of points on the ground?
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What type of scale is represented by 1 cm = 5 m?
What type of scale is represented by 1 cm = 5 m?
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What is the main purpose of surveying?
What is the main purpose of surveying?
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What type of survey is used to establish property corners, boundaries, and areas of land?
What type of survey is used to establish property corners, boundaries, and areas of land?
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What is an example of a fraction scale?
What is an example of a fraction scale?
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Why is it not possible to draw a map to full size?
Why is it not possible to draw a map to full size?
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What type of survey is used for highways, railroads, pipelines, canals, and other projects of long linear extent?
What type of survey is used for highways, railroads, pipelines, canals, and other projects of long linear extent?
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What type of survey is used to map shorelines and bottom depths of lakes, streams, and other larger bodies of water?
What type of survey is used to map shorelines and bottom depths of lakes, streams, and other larger bodies of water?
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What type of surveying methods are employed when the control survey is of small extent?
What type of surveying methods are employed when the control survey is of small extent?
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What is the purpose of a graphical scale in a map?
What is the purpose of a graphical scale in a map?
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What is the principle behind the construction of a diagonal scale?
What is the principle behind the construction of a diagonal scale?
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What is the unit of length in the System International (SI)?
What is the unit of length in the System International (SI)?
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What is the relationship between 1 meter and 1 kilometer in the SI system?
What is the relationship between 1 meter and 1 kilometer in the SI system?
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What is the scale of a map if the area of a field is 4000 Sq.m and the length and breadth of the field on the map is 8 cm by 5 cm?
What is the scale of a map if the area of a field is 4000 Sq.m and the length and breadth of the field on the map is 8 cm by 5 cm?
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What is the unit of measurement used to measure areas in the SI system?
What is the unit of measurement used to measure areas in the SI system?
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