Why Every World Map is Wrong - Listening Comprehension

Why Every World Map is Wrong - Listening Comprehension

11th Grade

10 Qs

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Why Every World Map is Wrong - Listening Comprehension

Why Every World Map is Wrong - Listening Comprehension

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English

11th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the likelihood that a flat map is perfectly accurate:

0%

50%

90%

100%

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When was the first map made?

150AD

150BC

300AD

300BC

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who invented the first map using coordinates

Ptolemy

Hipparchus

Eratosthenes

Anaximander

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How many lines of latitude were on the original maps?

180

360

190

375

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

On earth, the shortest distance from one place to another is a path along:

a line

a circle

a square

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Gerardus Mercator distorted maps for what purpose:

The previous maps had too much water accounted for

So that the longitudinal and latitudinal lines were more accurate

So people could draw straight lines for travel

To make Europe look bigger

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In 1925 the Goode Homolosine Projection was created for what purpose:

To help with the creation of Google Earth

Maximize the amount of land visible on a map

Minimize distortion of the entire world

To allow navigators to travel in a straight line

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