WorksheetsA Monmonier I
Total questions: 7
Worksheet time: 5mins
Why MUST maps tell harmless "white lies"?
because all sources of information contain bias
without "white lies" maps would be pretty useless
it's easier to trick people visually than with texts
because cartographers are a product of a specific place and time
What is a map's scale?
its size
its projection
the generalizations it uses
the mathematical relationship between the map and the real world expressed as a ratio or fraction
Which map projection type will best preserve the relationship between the relative size of land areas around the globe?
standard cylindrical
conical
azimuthal
equal-area cylindrical projection
Three basic kinds of map symbols are point, line, and _________.
area
direction
hue
continent
What kind of map displays variations in spatial data (e.g. like population density) using color tones?
choropleth
large scale
political
ArcGIS
tourist
Which type of map is most likely to produce errors?
derivative map
highway map
aerial map
topographic map
Which term refers to the misleading mapping of points that aerial photography can produce?
planimetric flaw
radial displacement
topographic effect
distance decay
