Human Geo Chapter 1 pt. 1

_____ maps mainly help show the location of places and directions for how to get there.

• Reference

• Thematic

• Topographical

• Region

_____ can be used to conduct spatial analysis/analyze the scale of various locations

• Reference

• Thematic

• Topographical

• World

The first person to use the word "geography" over 2,000 years ago

• Aristotle

• Socrates

• Eratosthenes

• Galileo

Prior to crafting a map, cartographers have to determine the ______, or how much of the Earth they want to show.

• location

• projection

• scale

• distortion

In order to take a 3D sphere and put it on a 2D map, cartographers must use _____.

• topography

• projection

• scale

• proportion

Google map uses ______ for its display, it is the most common projection used on maps today.

• global scale

• topography

• reference maps

• the mercator projection

This map displays the number of NFL players per millions of people each state has. It would be an example of a ______.

• reference map because it shows locations

• thematic map because it provides information about humans occupying the space

• reference map because it shows a theme

• thematic map because it displays directions on how to travel the map

Google maps uses _______ to overlay various pieces of data for a given location.

• GPS

• remote sensing

• GIS

• spatial analysis

_____ can be used to capture imagery of the Earth's surface from a distance.

• GPS

• Remote sensing

• GIS

• Spatial analysis

_____ stays up to date on our location because most people carry receivers (cell phones) with us at all times.

• GPS

• Remote sensing

• GIS

• Spatial analysis