AP Human Maps

A "small scale map" is primarily used to:

• Show detailed city neighborhoods.

• Highlight topographic details.

• Cover a large area with less detail.

• Display demographic information.

A "large scale map" is designed to:

• Cover a large area with less detail.

• Show topographic contours and elevation.

• Focus on a small area with more detail.

• Highlight population patterns.

What does "clustered" refer to?

• Objects spread out across an area.

• Objects grouped closely together in an area.

• A type of topographic map

• Precise geographic coordinates.

This map projection accurately displays the true size of the Earth’s land masses, but has significant distortion in the direction and shape of land masses.

• Gall-Peters

• Mercator

• Robinson

• Fuller

A ________ is an example of a reference map.

• Cartogram

• Choropleth

• Graduated symbol

• Topographic

Which of the following is an example of absolute distance?

• The amount of time it takes to get to a destination

• The direction a person is currently traveling

• The amount of miles it takes to get to a destination

• The name of a destination

_____ maps use lines to connect different areas that have similar or equal amounts of data.

• Cartogram

• Isoline

• Graduated symbol

• Dot density

What is "absolute direction"? You must choose both correct answers to get this one correct.

• The cardinal directions.

• Directions that change over time.

• Fixed compass points like N, S, E, W.

• Directions relative to an observer's perspective.

"Relative direction" refers to:

• Fixed compass points

• Directions based on absolute direction.

• The shortest path between two points.

• Directions based on surroundings, like left or right.

A map which a certain variable (such as population) is replaced by land area or distance, and the space of the map is altered in order accommodate this new variable

• Cartograms

• Choropleth map

• Area

• International Date line