APHG Unit 1

Which of the following is NOT an example of a thematic map?

• Political Map

• Dot Symbol Map

• Cartogram

• Isoline Map

Which of the following is NOT an example of a reference map?

• Isoline Map

• Political Map

• Physical Map

• All of the answers are an example of a reference map

Which of the following do geographers use to compare a variety of spatial data by creating digitized representations of the environment by combining layers of spatial data, and creating maps in which patterns and processes are superimposed?

• GPS
• GIS
• Scale
• Mental Maps

Places that share similar characteristics are called 

• human systems
• environments
• regions
• physical systems

Billy thinks that in the south, everyone eats grits, eats fried chicken and watches football. He would be creating what type of region of the south with these ideas?

• Formal

• Functional

• Vernacular

• Uniform

What is it called when you take a 3D object such as a globe and put it onto a 2D surface such as a map?

• Cartogram

• Projection

• Globe

• Instagram

Is this a thematic or reference map?

• Thematic

• Reference

Map projections can have which of the following types of distortions?

• Shape

• Distance and Direction

• Relative Size

• All the above

• None of the above

What concept does this graphic show?

• Reference Maps

• Space Time Compression

• Map Projection Distortion

• Relative Size

What scale of analysis is this map using?

• Local

• Regional

• National

• Global