Map-Making Concepts and Techniques

Map-Making Concepts and Techniques

Assessment

Interactive Video

Geography, Science, Social Studies

9th - 12th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

Created by

Patricia Brown

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This video is a review of AP Human Geography Unit One, covering diffusion types, map properties, projections, scales, thematic maps, mapmaking technologies, and cultural ecology. It explains expansion diffusion and its subtypes, map distortion, and different map projections. The video also discusses map scales, thematic maps, and technologies like GIS and GPS. Finally, it explores cultural ecology, including environmental determinism and possibilism.

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which type of diffusion involves the spread of an idea from a person of authority to others?

Expansion diffusion

Stimulus diffusion

Hierarchical diffusion

Contagious diffusion

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the main issue with all maps due to the transfer from a sphere to a rectangle?

Simplicity

Inaccuracy

Distortion

Complexity

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which type of map projection maintains shape but distorts other properties?

Equal area projection

Conformal projection

Equidistant projection

Cognitive map

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What type of map uses lines to connect points of equal value?

Choropleth map

Dot density map

Proportional symbol map

Isoline map

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which type of thematic map uses symbols of varying sizes to represent data values?

Dot density map

Isoline map

Proportional symbol map

Choropleth map

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the primary function of GIS in map-making?

To provide exact positioning

To store and layer geographic information

To collect data from satellites

To create mental maps

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the difference between primary and secondary data in map-making?

Primary data is collected from satellites, secondary data is not

Primary data is more accurate than secondary data

Primary data is always quantitative, secondary data is qualitative

Primary data is collected by the researcher, secondary data is collected by others

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