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WorksheetsKey Issues 1.1: Maps & Mapmaking
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 8mins
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1.
The science of making maps is:
a)
demography.
b)
cartography.
c)
topography.
d)
geography.
2.
Scale is:
a)
the ratio of the largest to smallest areas on a map.
b)
the system used to transfer locations from a globe to a map.
c)
the relationship between the length of an object on a map and that feature on the landscape.
d)
the extent of spread of a phenomenon over a given area.
3.
1:75,000 is an example of what kind of map scale?
a)
fractional scale
b)
metric scale
c)
bar line
d)
written scale
4.
Which map would have the smallest scale?
a)
city
b)
state
c)
continent
d)
world
5.
A system for transferring location from a global to a flat map is:
a)
interruption.
b)
rendition.
c)
projection.
d)
scale.
6.
Distortion is especially severe on:
a)
globes.
b)
small-scale maps.
c)
large-scale maps.
d)
all maps.
7.
The acquisition of data about Earth's surface from a satellite orbiting the planet or from another long-distance method is:
a)
GIS.
b)
GPS.
c)
remote sensing.
d)
topographic analysis.
8.
A computer system that stores, organizes, retrieves, analyzes, and displays geographic data in layers is:
a)
GIS.
b)
GPS.
c)
remote sensing.
d)
topographic analysis.
9.
The first person to use the word geography was:
a)
Aristotle.
b)
Strabo.
c)
Carl Sauer.
d)
Eratosthenes.
10.
Every map projection distorts the surface of Earth in some way.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
The U.S. Land Ordinance of 1785 divided much of the country into a system of:
a)
townships.
b)
ranges.
c)
sections.
d)
all of the above.
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