History of maps

According to the passage, what is one reason many interior features are missing from the 1780 nautical map of North Central Florida?

• The map was made primarily for coastal navigation.

• Many interior features were not connected to a river or near a settlement.

• Many interior features were just not yet discovered.

What does GIS stand for?

• Geographic Information System

• Global Internet Service

• General Information Science

• Geological Imaging Software

For centuries, only governments or wealthy merchants owned maps because of the time and effort it took to produce them by hand.

• True

• False

What is one way early maps were used, according to the passage?

• To navigate unfamiliar territories

• To record weather patterns

• To predict future events

• To teach mathematics

According to the passage, a common use of maps today is:

• Finding locations

• Cooking recipes

• Listening to music

• Watching movies

Who calculated the circumference of the Earth to be about 25,000 miles in the 3rd century BC?

What was one major error in Claudius Tolly's calculations of the Earth's circumference?

• He underestimated the Earth's diameter.

• He used the wrong value for pi.

• He measured the distance incorrectly.

• He assumed the Earth was a perfect sphere.

Which organizations are mentioned as recording and documenting natural resource information using participatory map production techniques?

• The Food and Agricultural Organization of the UN and the Center for International Forestry Research

• World Health Organization and United Nations Development Programme

• International Monetary Fund and World Bank

• United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization and World Trade Organization

According to the passage, why might someone have difficulty getting oriented to the map created by Al Idrisi in 1154?

• Because the map presents South at the top, rather than the conventional North at the top.

• Because the map is written in a language that is no longer used.

• Because the map is missing key geographical features.

• Because the map is much smaller than modern maps.

What was the main impact of Gutenberg's printing press on map making, as described in the passage?

• It moved map making out of monasteries and made maps more widely available, not just to the wealthy or royal elite.

• It caused map making to become less accurate due to mass production errors.

• It limited the use of maps to only religious scholars and monks.

• It made maps obsolete as people relied more on oral directions.