WASSCE Geography · Paper 1 style

GIS

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A device that uses satellites to find a position on the earth is a

Acompass
Bbarometer
Ctheodolite
DGPS receiver

Show the answer and working

Answer: D

Position by satellite = GPS.

Trap A Confuses weather instruments: Baro- = pressure; hygro- = humidity; anemo- = wind speed; wind vane = direction; rain gauge = rainfall; Six's thermometer = max/min temperature.

Trap B Picks a closely related feature or term: Learn related features as contrasting pairs: how each forms and what it looks like.

Trap C Gives only part of the answer: Recall the full definition or list of factors and check the option covers it.

Traps in GIS

Confuses weather instruments
Baro- = pressure; hygro- = humidity; anemo- = wind speed; wind vane = direction; rain gauge = rainfall; Six's thermometer = max/min temperature.
Picks a closely related feature or term
Learn related features as contrasting pairs: how each forms and what it looks like.
Gives only part of the answer
Recall the full definition or list of factors and check the option covers it.

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