Types of Maps and Projections

This is an example of ________ location

• absolute

• specific

• general

• relative

Most maps, unlike globes, have __________ which is inaccuracies due to flattening a globe onto a piece of paper.

• contours

• modification

• distortion

• manipulation

Mercator Maps are frequently used by __________

• ships

• airplanes

• geography teachers

• historians

Which lines shows distance north of south of the equator?

• latitude

• longitude

• equatorial

• perpendiculars

Which one of the following is more useful to a sailor?

• Mercator's Projection

• Gnomonic Projection

• Sinusoidal Projection

• Mollweide's Projection

• Choropleth Map

• Isoline Map

• Dot Density Map

• Proportional Symbol Map

• Flow Line Map

This map shows an election map in the United States based on population. Which type of map is this?

• Choropleth Map

• Isoline Map

• Dot Density Map

• Proportional Symbol Map

• Cartogram Map

What is the name of this type of map, which distorts items the further they are from the equator?

• Mercator Projection

• Robinson Projection

• Lambert Conformal Conic

• Oleani Projection

Which projection is this?

• Gall Peter's

• Robinson

• Mercator

Which projection is this?

• Gall Peter's

• Robinson

• Mercator