Topic 1.6

Which of the following scales is represented in the map shown?

• Local, showing the towns and township areas in a county

• Regional, showing the states or provinces in one part of a country

• State or province, showing the counties or parishes

• Neighborhood, showing the block along street boundaries

• Block, showing the property lines and names of owners

Which of the following map scales would be most useful for studying the details of geographic features in the landscape of a farming community?

• 1:3,000,000

• 1:1,000,000

• 1:750,000

• 1:125,000

• 1:10,000

Which of the following best identifies the scale of analysis for each of the maps shown?

• Global and regional

• Regional and urban

• Continental and country

• Global and local

• Country and local

Why would a town planner use a map at the 1:24,000 scale rather than a map at the 1:250,000 scale?

• The map at the 1:24,000 scale shows a much larger area.

• The map at the 1:24,000 scale is easily converted to non-metric measurements.

• The map at the 1:24,000 scale shows the town close-up in more detail.

• The map at the 1:250,000 scale shows the town in too much detail.

• The map at the 1:250,000 scale shows too small of an area to see the whole town.

Table 1 shows that the United States and New York City have similar median household income values. Compare the data in Table 1 to the data in Table 2. Based on this comparison, which of the following statements is most accurate?

• Each borough of New York City has a household income distribution similar to that of the United States.

• Each borough of New York City has a household income distribution similar to that of New York State.

• Each borough of New York City has a household income distribution similar to that of the New York City metropolitan area.

• Each borough of New York City has a household income distribution similar to that of the City of New York.

• A comparison of data from one scale to a different set of scales can result in a flawed analysis.

The data on median household income in Table 1 is presented in different

• culture regions

• physical regions

• map scales

• scales of analysis

• vernacular regions