- •Unit 1 – academy
- •Exercises
- •Unit 2 – information systems
- •Exercises
- •Unit 3 – geographic information system (gis)
- •Exercises
- •Unit 4 – cartography
- •Exercises
- •Unit 5 – geodesy as a career
- •Exercises
- •Unit 6 – cadastre
- •Exercises
- •Unit 7 – property professionals
- •Exercises
- •Unit 8 – photogrammetry
- •Exercises
- •Unit 9 – earth resources exploration
- •Exercises
- •Unit 10 – ecology
- •Exercises
- •Unit 11 – environmental economics
- •Exercises
- •Unit 12 – business administration
- •Exercises
- •Unit 13 – management and a manager’s functions
- •Exercises
- •Unit 14 – safety engineering
- •Exercises
- •Unit 1 Word list
- •Unit 2 Word list
- •Unit 3 Word list
- •Unit 4 Word List
- •Unit 5 Word list
- •Unit 6 Word list
- •Unit 7 Word list
- •Unit 8 Word list
- •Unit 9 Word list
- •Unit 10 Word List
- •Unit 11 Word list
- •Unit 12 Word list
- •Unit 13 Word list
- •Unit 14 Word list
Exercises
Ex.1. Pronounce correctly:
cartography, cartographer, cartographic; hydro, hydrograph, hydrography; survey, surveyor, surveying; civil, civilization, civilize, civilian; cover, coverage, covered; space, spatial, spacing, spacious, spacecraft, spaceship; inform, informed, information; geography, geographer, geographic, geographical; suit, suitable, unsuitable; force, forceful, forceless, forcefully; count, countless, countable, countdown.
Ex.2. Find the following word combinations in the text:
границы административных образований; рельеф местности; пространственное распределение; исследование геологических и минеральных ресурсов; исследование водных ресурсов; относительно просто; изучение использования земельных угодий; тематические карты; карты общего назначения.
Ex.3. Give the Russian equivalents:
a means of; general purpose map; thematic map; topography of the land; boundaries of the administrative units; spatial distribution; geographic and mineral resource surveys; marine hydrography; water resource inventories; studies; sophisticated analyses.
Ex.4. Translate the following word combinations:
spatial distribution; mineral resources; water resources
component value; computed value; coded symbols;
general purpose map; thematic map; hydrographic map
reconnaissance survey; reconnaissance system
aerial photography; satellite-based remote sensing
mineral resource survey; hydrographic survey; aerial survey; satellite survey
geomorphologic characteristic; geomorphological level; geomorphological map
Ex.5. Form pairs of synonyms:
1) boundary |
a) strength |
2) mapping |
b) up-to-date |
3) modern |
c) geographical |
4) form |
d) cartography |
5) geographic |
e) have to |
6) force |
f) border |
7) must |
g) precise |
8) accurate |
h) shape |
Ex.6. Fill in the blanks:
Cartography is the art and science of … .
A map is a graphic representation drawn to … and usually on a … of … of the Earth or of … body.
Now different kinds of maps are … .
Geographic data have traditionally been presented in … of a map.
Geographic data are now being … faster than they … analyzed.
Ex.7. Translate into English:
Карта – это графическое представление характерных особенностей части земной поверхности, выполненное в соответствии с масштабом и, обычно, на плоской поверхности.
Сейчас широко используются разные виды карт.
Карты необходимы при сборе геологической информации и поиске полезных ископаемых, инвентаризации водных ресурсов, изучении использования земельных угодий.
В 20 веке произошло существенное ускорение научного и технического прогресса.
Информация о координатах (местоположении объекта) включает четыре вопроса: что это такое, где оно находится, каковы его взаимосвязи с другими объектами, и когда конкретное условие или особенность имели место (существовали).
Ex.8. Answer the questions:
What is cartography?
What is a map?
What do you know about the history of mapping?
When did the modern principles of making maps start to develop?
What kinds of maps do you know?
What are maps used for?
What are the most recent methods of mapping?