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What questions should you ask yourself about the scale of a map?

When explaining that Rome Italy is found at 41.9028 degrees N longitude and 12.4964 E degrees latitude, a human geographer is using the concept of

• site and situation.

• absolute location.

• relative location.

• space time compression.

• distance decay.

Zero degrees latitude and zero degrees longitude are also called

• the North Pole and the prime meridian

• the North Pole and the International Dateline

• the Equator and the Prime Meridian

• the Equator and the International Dateline

• the Zero Parallel and the Prime Meridian

The concept of absolute space could be used by a human geographer to

• explain fixed coordinate systems.

• describe the distance between cities in miles and kilometers.

• demonstrate the importance of exact survey measurements.

• review the difference between latitude and longitude.

• all of these

Which of the following statements is the BEST summary regarding how place is viewed in human geography?

• It refers to the location of a city or town.

• It refers to the language(s) spoken in a country.

• It refers to the attributes and meanings you associate with a location.

• It refers to the favorable impression all people hold about a specific location.

• It refers to the past history of a country.

The term projection designates the method chosen to represent the Earth’s curved surface as a flat map. Projections distort one or more of the four spatial properties of maps. Which of the following is NOT distorted on a map?

• area

• shape

• distance

• direction

• location

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 Robinson projection with distortions at the equator

• A gnomonic projection with distortions of bodies of water

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.

• 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.

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

• Earth is not a perfect sphere

• latitude lines are shorter than meridian lines

Compare the two maps shown, then answer the following questions.

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