APHG Intro to Maps (Sinn/Crash Course

Which of the following terms is used to describe a name of place

• Demographic

• Location

• Toponym

• Cartography

• Longitudinal reference point

All maps have

• Longitudinal Lines

• Latitudinal lines

• Compass Rose

• Distortion

• Poles

"the features and relationships that occur in a given area" is a human geographic description of the concept of

• culture

• space

• development

• absolute location

• Urban Setting

The measurable distance that one thing is from another is known as

• Absolute distance

• Measurable Distance

• Far, far away thingy,

• Latitude

• Circumference

True or False: A map is a symbolic representation of space that has various information about a location

• True

• False

True or False: Markers of our identity, like names, language, religion, art, and expressions are invisible across space.

• True

• False

To show population, a cartographer may choose to use one of the following types of maps (choose 3)

• Choropleth

• Topographic

• Cartogram

• Dot Density

• Histographic

A map using size comparison is known as ...

• Chloropleth

• Thematic

• Topographic

• Cartogram

True or false: The more zoomed out a map is the less precise the map may be.

• True

• False