Intro to Geography

The acronym for mapping conventions is

• BOLTTS

• BOLTSS

• BOLLTS

• BOLTS

Current estimates for global population in 2100 range from

• 7-9 Billion

• 9-11 Billion

• 11-13 Billion

• 13-15 Billion

What is PQE used for?

• To create maps and graphs

• To describe data in maps and graphs

• To explain patterns in data

• To determine the direction of North

What are the three pillars of sustainability?

• Environmental

  Economic

  Social

• Environmental

  Ecological

  Economic

• Cultural

  Economic

  Environmental

• Social

  Technological

  Economic

In what way has burning fossil fuels impacted the oceans?

• Increased Acidity and Temperatures

• Decreased Acidity and Temperatures

• Increased Acidity and Decreased Temperatures

• Decreased Acidity and Increased Temperatures

Which is not a contributing factor to climate change?

• The destruction of the Ozone Layer

• Burning Fossil Fuels

• Deforestation

• GHG's in the Atmosphere trapping more infrared radiation

What is the purpose of SHEEPT

• It is used to assist in creating representations of visual data

• It is used to describe trends in data

• Provides sustenance through the form of milk production to many small communities

• It can be used as a thinking tool to find factors that explain trends in data

Scale is important as it...

• Allows the user of a map to orient their position

• Provides a clear indication of what each symbol on a map represents

• Demonstrates the size of the real landscape relative to the map

• Defines where the map ends in the real world

What is the biggest criticism of the Mercator map projection?

• The landmasses to the far north and south are greatly enlarged relative to their actual size

• The shape of several landmasses are greatly distorted

• The landmasses near the equator or greatly enlarged relative to their actual size

• It is overly complex to interpret

The Gall-Peters map projection is able to provide the correct size and area for each landmass, however...

• Each continent is bent in a significant curve

• Each continent is stretched out of shape

• It is convoluted and difficult to read

• Most of the map has to be upside down for this to work