Chapter 3: Maps and Mapping Test

Which of the following would most accurately show the true shape of a continent?

• an aerial map

• a globe

• an oblique view map

• There is no difference.

A person who creates maps is called a

• geometer

• map analyst

• mapographer

• cartographer

North, south, east, and west are known as the

• ordinal

• equatorial

• cardinal

• polar

If you were standing at a point at 0° latitude, you would be standing on the

• Equator

• North Pole

• South Pole

• Tropic of Cancer

A map projection with its point of contact in the center of North America would be a(n)

• equatorial

• polar

• oblique

• obtuse

Maps of the polar regions often use a(n).

• cylindrical

• equatorial

• conic

• gnomic

If you are in charge of creating the route for a new hiking trail through a mountainous region, you should start by using a

• geographic

• contour

• topographic

• political

A map of the United States that is shaded to show the ranges of the gray wolf and the red wolf would be considered a

• geographic

• political

• topographic

• thematic

In the GIS map data for a city, railroad tracks would most likely be displayed using which data type?

• polygon

• point

• line

• numerical

Which of the following can be used to gather data for use in a GIS?

• surveying

• radar

• sonar

• all of these