Final answer:
A glide reflection is the transformation that maps the strip pattern onto itself, which consists of a translation followed by a reflection parallel to the translation direction.
Step-by-step explanation:
The transformation that maps the strip pattern onto itself could be any one of the types of symmetries or transformations that cause the figure to coincide with itself. In the case of a strip pattern, which is generally a repetitive pattern extending infinitely in one direction, a glide reflection is a type of transformation that could map the pattern onto itself. A glide reflection is a composite transformation consisting of a translation along the direction of the strip followed by a reflection across a line that is parallel to the direction of the translation.
Therefore, the correct answer to which transformation maps the strip pattern onto itself is (c) Glide Reflection.
Geometric models are the representations of objects, and a vertical reflection flips an object over a horizontal axis, which is not necessarily associated with a repeated strip pattern, while a half-turn is a 180-degree rotation, which also may not map the strip exactly onto itself if the pattern isn't symmetrical regarding the center of rotation.