More questions on current events/cartography

Which projection is known for preserving angles, making it useful for navigation, but distorts area, especially near the poles?

• Mercator Projection

• Robinson Projection

• Peters Projection

• Winkel Tripel Projection

What is the term for the imaginary line that runs from the North Pole to the South Pole and passes through Greenwich, England?

• Equator

• Tropic of Cancer

• Prime Meridian

• International Date Line

Which of the following is a significant environmental issue currently affecting Ventura County?

• Rising sea levels

• Deforestation

• Air pollution from industrial factories

• Water scarcity due to drought

Which country has the largest number of active volcanoes in the world?

• Japan

• Indonesia

• United States

• Italy

What is the term for a map that uses contour lines to represent elevation and terrain?

• Political map

• Thematic map

• Topographic map

• Climate map

Which of the following countries is not a member of the G7?

• Canada

• Russia

• Germany

• Italy

What is the name of the current that flows along the west coast of North America, affecting the climate of Ventura County?

• Gulf Stream

• California Current

• Kuroshio Current

• Labrador Current

Which of the following is a method used in cartography to represent the Earth's curved surface on a flat map?

• Triangulation

• Geocoding

• Map projection

• Remote sensing

Which river is the longest in the world?

• Amazon River

• Nile River

• Yangtze River

• Mississippi River

What is the primary goal of the Paris Agreement, an international treaty on climate change?

• To eliminate the use of fossil fuels by 2050

• To limit global warming to below 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels

• To increase global trade in renewable energy

• To establish a global carbon tax