Human Geo H: Unit 1 Test Review

What is the name of the map projection being displayed?

• Lambert

• Mercator

• Robinson

• Gall Peters

Which type of map is likely to change over time as a person’s experiences and interactions change?

• mental map

• thematic map

• reference map

• geographic map

An area on a map that is created to group people based on shared characteristics

• place

• region

• theme

• cartogram

Which geospatial tool would be best for viewing thematic data about a place?

• Compass

• Remote sensing

• Global Positioning System

• Geographic Information System

Which type of map projection is best for showing views of the North or South pole?

• Goode's Interrupted

• Robinson

• Polar

• Equal Area

Which map has a smaller scale?

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The system for transferring 3-D images of the Earth onto a flat surface is called

• graphing

• projection

• geography

• distribution

Which line serves as the basis for all lines of LATITUDE?

• Equator

• Arctic Circle

• Prime Meridian

• Tropic of Cancer

Which statement about maps is true?

• All maps suffer from distortion.

• World maps are the only perfect maps.

• Maps are only useful for giving directions.

• No map can really help people learn geography.

Which map projection is know for stretching the shape of countries and continents near the Equator?

• Mercator

• Robinson

• Peters (Equal Area)

• Goode's Homolosine