Ap human review unit 1

1. 1.1 The map above represents what kind of projection?

   
   

• A Mercator projection with distorted land areas

• A planar projection with diverging lines at the poles

• A homolosine projection with continuity of landmasses

• A Robinson projection with distortions at the equator

• A gnomonic projection with distortions of bodies of water

1.1 Every map projection has some degree of distortion because

• a curved surface cannot be represented on a flat surface without distortion

• parallels and meridians never cross at right angles on a globe

• the grid system is two-dimensional, while the real world is three-dimensional

• Earth is not a perfect sphere

• latitude lines are shorter than meridian lines

1.1 Which of the following statements about the Robinson projection is correct?

• It is more useful for long-distance navigation than the Mercator projection.

• It is better for making topographical maps than the Mercator projection.

• It is more accurate than the Mercator projection in showing the sizes of countries in higher latitudes.

• It is more useful for showing the distribution of human populations than the Mercator projection.

• It is better for estimating territorial waters in lower latitudes than the Mercator projection.

1.1 Latitude and longitude may be used to determine which of the following characteristics of a place?

• Its site features

• Its absolute location

• Its relative location

• Its situation

• Its elevation

1.1 A straight line on a navigation map using the Mercator projection represents

• the shortest distance between two points

• a line of constant compass bearing

• the distance from the prime meridian

• the distance to the international date line

• travel time between an origin and a destination

1.1 Which of the following is a characteristic of the Mercator projection?

• The size and shape of countries in the higher latitudes are greatly exaggerated.

• The size of all countries is accurate, but the shape is distorted.

• Countries near the Equator appear 50 percent larger than countries in the middle latitudes.

• The projection is designed to maintain undistorted outlines of landmasses.

• Distances on the Mercator projection are real and accurate.

1.1 The images show a topographic map and a geographic information systems (GIS) representation of Mount Shasta in California. Which of the following statements best explains why these printed images are geometrically distorted representations of Earth’s surface?

• Some maps do not show the actual coloration of Earth’s surface and vegetation.

• GIS can only display two-dimensional layers.

• The planet’s gravitational poles are not located at the poles of Earth’s axis.

• The three dimensions of Earth’s surface are displayed on a two-dimensional page.

• Printed maps alter the sense of place that people can have about a location.

1.1 Which of the following is most likely to be used by a marketing firm seeking to map patterns of lifestyle characteristics in the United States?

• States

• Zip codes

• Nonmetropolitan areas

• Congressional districts

• Counties

1.1 Which of the following is a limitation of the map of Hispanic population percentage?

• The small size of urban counties in the eastern United States masks the significance of the Hispanic population in most eastern cities.

• Larger county sizes in the western United States mask the significance of the Hispanic population in most western counties.

• States with the largest total populations mask the significance of the Hispanic population in those states.

• States with the smallest total populations mask the significance of the Hispanic population in those states.

• The pattern shown is not different than the pattern of early Hispanic settlement during the era of colonization.

1.2 A political polling company wants to use census data to collect information on voters in a city by neighborhood. Based on the types of information collected in the survey form, which of the following could be mapped using census data?

• The number of voting-age residents per household

• The political party affiliation of the average resident

• How residents voted in the last election

• How voters might vote in the next national election

• How voters stand on current issues