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Global Perspectives and the Physical World — Test

Question 19 • World and Regional Geography (Semester)

A geographer is studying a festival in Botswana to learn about the participants and discover the number of attendees. Which technology would best help the geographer complete this task?

Answer
A
a drone
B
a remote sensor
C
GIS
D
GPS

Explanation

A drone can take aerial images or video of the festival, helping the geographer observe participants and estimate how many people are attending. GIS is useful for analyzing and mapping geographic data, while GPS mainly identifies locations; neither is as suited to observing and counting a crowd.

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