APHG: 1.1Maps Projections and Types of Maps

What is the main issue with the Mercator map projection?

• It distorts the size and location of landmasses.

• It shows accurate directions.

• It does not show any continents.

• It is an interrupted map.

Which map projection is known for maintaining the true size and shape of the earth's land masses but distorts distance and edges?

• Robinson projection

• Mercator projection

• Good Homolosine projection

• Winkle Triple projection

What type of maps are used to find geographic features and get directions?

• Reference maps

• Thematic maps

• Graduated symbol maps

• Chloropleth maps

What does a chloropleth map primarily display?

• Data using dots

• Data using lines

• Data using different colors

• Data using symbols

What is absolute distance?

• The exact distance measured in units like miles or kilometers

• A description using surrounding features

• The exact spot using GPS coordinates

• An approximate measurement in time or direction

Which map projection is particularly useful for naval expeditions due to its accurate direction display?

• Good Homolosine projection

• Mercator projection

• Robinson projection

• Fuller projection

What is the primary disadvantage of the Gall-Peter projection?

• It distorts the shape and direction.

• It does not show any landmasses.

• It enhances the size of the poles.

• It only displays the ocean.

What type of map would you use to understand the elevation changes on a hike?

• Topographic map

• Political map

• Climate map

• Economic activity map

Which map projection tries to distribute distortion throughout the map but concentrates it at the poles?

• Robinson projection

• Mercator projection

• Fuller projection

• Winkle Triple projection

What is relative location?

• The direction you are heading in degrees

• The exact distance between two places

• A description of a location using the surrounding geographic features

• The exact spot where something is located using coordinates