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Types of Maps

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
a)

Choropleth Map

b)

Isoline Map

c)

Dot Density Map

d)

Proportional Symbol Map

e)

Flow Line Map

2.

This map shows the levels of radiation released after the Chernobyl disaster. Which type of map is this?

a)

Choropleth Map

b)

Isoline Map

c)

Dot Density Map

d)

Proportional Symbol Map

e)

Flow Line Map

3.

This map shows the number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in China. Which type of map is this?

a)

Choropleth Map

b)

Isoline Map

c)

Dot Density Map

d)

Proportional Symbol Map

e)

Flow Line Map

4.

This map shows population in Germany. Which type of map is this?

a)

Choropleth Map

b)

Isoline Map

c)

Dot Density Map

d)

Proportional Symbol Map

e)

Flow Line Map

5.

This map shows global energy trade. Which type of map is this?

a)

Choropleth Map

b)

Isoline Map

c)

Dot Density Map

d)

Proportional Symbol Map

e)

Flow Line Map

6.

This map shows an election map in the United States based on population. Which type of map is this?

a)

Choropleth Map

b)

Isoline Map

c)

Dot Density Map

d)

Proportional Symbol Map

e)

Cartogram Map

7.

What is the name of this type of map, which distorts items the further they are from the equator?

a)

Mercator Projection

b)

Robinson Projection

c)

Lambert Conformal Conic

d)

Oleani Projection

8.

What are the vertical lines on this map called?

a)

Latitude

b)

Longitude

c)

Fortitude

d)

Altitude

9.

What are the horizontal lines on this map called?

a)

Latitude

b)

Longitude

c)

Fortitude

d)

Altitude

10.

What is 0 degrees longitude called?

a)

Prime Meridian

b)

Equator

c)

International Dateline

d)

Greenwich Mean

11.

What is 0 degrees latitude called?

a)

Equator

b)

Time Meridian

c)

Antimeridian

d)

Tropic of Cancer

e)

Tropic of Capricorn

12.

This is a map of Purcellville, which shows elevation. What type of map is this?

a)

Topographic Map

b)

Elevation Map

c)

Natural Layout Map

d)

Portotonic Map

e)

Mesanthropic Map

13.

This map was developed in 1963 to fix some of the distortion problems of the Mercator Projection. It is known as the (a)   Projection.

14.

What type of map projection is represented here?

a)

Fuller Projection

b)

Mercator Projection

c)

Robinson Projection

d)

Maxim Projection

15.

This map shows world population. Which type of map is this?

a)

Choropleth Map

b)

Isoline Map

c)

Dot Density Map

d)

Proportional Symbol Map

e)

Cartogram Map

16.

This map shows the movement of population. Which type of map is this?

a)

Flowline Map

b)

Isoline Map

c)

Dot Density Map

d)

Proportional Symbol Map

e)

Cartogram Map

17.

This map shows the number of airports by country in Europe. Which type of map is this?

a)

Flowline Map

b)

Isoline Map

c)

Dot Density Map

d)

Proportional Symbol Map

e)

Cartogram Map

18.

This map shows the total number of cancer cases by province in Iran. Which type of map is this?

a)

Flowline Map

b)

Isoline Map

c)

Dot Density Map

d)

Proportional Symbol Map

e)

Cartogram Map

19.

This map shows the relative fire danger in certain areas in South Africa. Which type of map is this?

a)

Flowline Map

b)

Isoline Map

c)

Dot Density Map

d)

Proportional Symbol Map

e)

Cartogram Map

20.

This map shows the amount of annual rainfall in the United Kingdom. Which type of map is this?

a)

Flowline Map

b)

Choropleth Map

c)

Dot Density Map

d)

Proportional Symbol Map

e)

Cartogram Map