Maps and Globes Quiz

What is cartography?

• The art and science of making maps

• The study of ancient maps and globes

• The process of drawing maps on clay tablets

• The representation of the Earth on a flat surface

Who drew maps on clay tablets in 2300 BC?

• Hecataeus

• Herodotus

• Pythagoras

• Babylonians

Who wrote the first book on geography in 500 BC?

• Hecataeus

• Herodotus

• Pythagoras

• Claudius Ptolemaeus

Which ancient scholar believed that the Earth is a flat disk surrounded by ocean?

• Hecataeus

• Herodotus

• Pythagoras

• Claudius Ptolemaeus

Who created a map based on extensive studies and wider travels in the 4th century BC?

• Hecataeus

• Herodotus

• Pythagoras

• Claudius Ptolemaeus

Who proposed the hypothesis of a spherical Earth in the 6th century BC?

• Hecataeus

• Herodotus

• Pythagoras

• Claudius Ptolemaeus

Which ancient scholar spent many years studying at the library in Alexandria?

• Hecataeus

• Herodotus

• Pythagoras

• Claudius Ptolemaeus

Who wrote the Guide to Geography in 8 volumes?

• Hecataeus

• Herodotus

• Pythagoras

• Claudius Ptolemaeus

Who made a map of Europe in 1554 and a world map in 1569?

• Gerardus Mercator

• Hecataeus

• Herodotus

• Claudius Ptolemaeus

What is the disadvantage of the Mercator projection?

• The meridians are not equally spaced

• The parallels of latitude are not parallel

• The continents are distorted

• The oceans are not accurately represented