Midterm Review Quiz

What is the main purpose of thematic maps?

• To show political boundaries

• To display general information about places

• To communicate how human activities are distributed

• To show only physical features

Why is the Mercator map often used by Google Maps?

• It accurately shows the size of continents

• It maintains consistent direction

• It minimizes distortion near the equator

• It is commonly used in classrooms

Which of the following is NOT a type of distortion that can occur in map projections?

• Shape

• Distance

• Color

• Direction

A student notices that two cities appear farther apart on a map than they are in reality. Which type of distortion is this?

• Shape distortion

• Distance distortion

• Direction distortion

• Size distortion

What does the scale of data aggregation refer to?

• The process of taking pictures of the Earth's surface

• The scale at which data is grouped together

• The precise spot where something is located

• The increasing sense of connectivity between places

How does "time-space compression" affect global interactions?

• It increases the effect of distance on interactions

• It decreases the sense of connectivity between places

• It increases the sense of connectivity, making places seem closer together

• It refers to the geometric arrangement of things in an area

What does the term "pattern" refer to in geography?

• The process of grouping data

• The geometric or regular arrangement of something in an area

• The sense of connectivity between places

• The process of taking pictures from satellites

What does arithmetic density measure?

• The number of farmers per unit of arable land

• The total number of objects or people in an area

• The number of males and females in a population

• The amount of arable land in a country

What does physiological density tell us?

• The number of people supported by a unit area of arable land

• The number of cities in a country

• The number of factories in an area

• The number of animals in a region

What does a columnar (column-like) shape in a population pyramid represent?

• Rapidly growing population

• Stabilizing population

• Declining population

• High infant mortality