Isopleth Maps

Q. What do isohalines represent?

1. Equal salinity
2. Equal heights
3. Equal pressure
4. Equal cloudiness

Q. What do isonephs represent?

1. Equal rainfall
2. Equal cloudiness
3. Equal sunshine
4. Equal pressure

Q. What do isohyets represent?

1. Equal pressure
2. Equal rainfall
3. Equal cloudiness
4. Equal sunshine

Q. An imaginary line that joins places recording equal values of a variable, is referred to as an isopleth. Choose some of the advantages of isopleth maps.

1. They are more scientific than other methods of showing distribution of variables.
2. They are especially useful for climatic maps and are the main tool for meteorologists.
3. They are dependent of political boundaries.
4. The rate of change of geographical variables can be easily determined through isopleths.

Q. From which two words is the term 'isopleth' derived?

1. iso and pleth
2. iso and peth
3. isop and eth
4. isop and th

Q. What is the purpose of extrapolation?

1. To find out a value similar to the corresponding value
2. To find out a value outside the corresponding value
3. Helps us to find the lowest value between two corresponding values
4. Helps us to find an intermediate value of dataset

Q. What do isobars represent?

1. Equal rainfall
2. Equal cloudiness
3. Equal pressure
4. Equal sunshine

Q. What do isotherms represent?

1. Dots representing equal temperature
2. Lines representing equal temperature
3. Shades representing equal temperature
4. Patterns representing equal temperature

Q. What is the purpose of interpolation?

1. Helps us to find an intermediate value between two corresponding values
2. Helps us to find the highest value between two corresponding values
3. Helps us to find the lowest value between two corresponding values
4. Helps us to find an intermediate value of dataset

Q. Which of the following statement(s) is(are) true about isopleth maps?

1. They are extensively used in meteorology.
2. They show data in the second dimension.
3. The isopleth interval is the difference in values between two adjacent isopleths.
4. Isopleths never cross or divide and always form enclosed circles.

Q. What is taken into account while drawing isopleths?

1. Sub administrative units
2. Administrative units
3. Natural gradients
4. Boundaries

Q. What do isobaths represent?

1. Equal depths
2. Equal height
3. Equal cloudiness
4. Equal pressure

Q. Which of the following can be determined through the process of interpolation and extrapolation?

1. To determine the isobaths
2. To determine the isopleth value/point
3. To mark the dots on isopleth
4. To determine the isohalines

Q. An imaginary line that joins places recording equal values of a variable is called a/an .

1. dot map
2. isopleth
3. choropleth map

Q. Y is an isopleth that connects points of equal temperature on weather or oceanography maps. It is created from regularly scheduled simultaneous temperature readings at different locations. Which of the following is Y?

1. Isohyets
2. Isohaline
3. Contours
4. Isotherm

Q. This isopleth has a statistical relationship with estuarine resources and aquatic food webs. It helps in the understanding of chemical and biological processes of water. Changes in this isopleth help to study the change in aquatic life. Which of the following is being talked about here?

1. Isohyets
2. Isonephs
3. Isohalines
4. Isobars

Q. Match the following examples of isopleths with the correct variables that they represent.

1. Rainfall
2. Pressure
3. Temperature

Q. What do contours represent?

1. Equal pressure
2. Equal rainfall
3. Equal cloudiness
4. Equal heights

Q. This isopleth curve is primarily used in radiobiology and radiation oncology. It connects the points of an irradiated organism that shows the absorption of identical amounts of ionizing radiation. Which isopleth curve is being talked about here?

1. Isohaline
2. Isobar
3. Isohels
4. Isodose

Q. If we have to make isotherms for a particular region, what is the first step we should follow?

1. Mark temperature data on the map
2. Collect temperature data of that region
3. Arrange the temperature data in ascending order
4. Arrange the temperature data in order

Q. Which of the following represents points measuring equal cloudiness?

1. Isobaths
2. Isonephs
3. Isotherms
4. Isohyets

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Why and how does a radiation effect a human body?

Q. Which isopleth is related to the measurement of heights?

1. Contours
2. Isobars
3. Isohalines
4. Isotherms

Q. Which isopleth represents lines for measuring equal salinity?

1. Isohaline
2. Isobar
3. Isoneph
4. Isohyet

Q. Which isopleth is related to the measurement of depths?

1. Isotherms
2. Isohyets
3. Contours
4. Isobaths

Q. Which isopleth represents points measuring equal rainfall?

1. Isobath
2. Contour
3. Isohyet
4. Isobar