Unit 1 assessment

What is the primary issue with every map projection?

• Scale accuracy

• Distortion

• Color representation

• Symbol usage

The layering of geographic data by computers into data sets is known as: 

• GPS
• GIS
• ENSO
• OPEC

What is GIS?

• Geographic Intelligence System

• Geological Information System

• Global Positioning System

• Geographic Information System

What is it called when you take a 3D image and put it onto a 2D surface?

• Cartogram
• Projection
• Globe
• Instagram

Which type of map would show the boundaries of countries?

• vegetation map
• political map
• land-use map
• elevation map

What is this type of projection

• Robinsons

• Galls Peter

• Choropleth

• Mercator

Which type of map provides basic information such as the location of countries, cities, and bodies of water?

• thematic map

• reference map

• map projection

• map distortion

Which type of map presents specific information such as population density, climate patterns, or economic indicators?

• reference map

• thematic map

• map projection

• map distortion

Which of the following is not a type of distortion?

• Distance

• Shape

• Area

• Direction

• Elevation

What type of map is this?

• Isoline

• Dot

• Cartogram

• Graduated Symbol