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1.1 Types of Maps

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What map would you use to answer the following question: "What countries border Brazil?"

a)

Political map

b)

Economic activity map

c)

Aerial map

d)

Road map

2.

What map would you use to answer the following question: “Where is the Mississippi River?”

a)

Political map

b)

Topographic map

c)

Cartogram

d)

Physical map

3.

Type of Map

a)

Cartogram

b)

Physical

c)

Choropleth

d)

Isoline

4.

Type of Map

a)

Isoline

b)

Proportional symbol

c)

Cartogram

d)

Choropleth

5.

Type of Map

a)

Cartogram

b)

Physical

c)

Isoline

d)

Graduated symbol

6.

Which of the following are the two types of reference maps

a)

Physical

b)

Political

c)

GPS

d)

Global

7.

Which of the following is not a Thematic map?

a)

cartogram

b)

choropleth

c)

isoline

d)

dot

e)

physical

8.

type of map

a)

Isoline

b)

Physical

c)

Cartogram

d)

Choropleth

9.

Type of Map

a)

Choropleth

b)

Cartogram

c)

Isoline

d)

Physical

10.

type of map

a)

Choropleth

b)

Cartogram

c)

Dot

d)

Graduated symbol

11.

type of map

a)

Isoline

b)

Cartogram

c)

Choropleth

d)

Dot

12.

Type of map

a)

dot

b)

proportional symbol

c)

isoline

d)

choropleth

13.

type of map

a)

Graduated symbol

b)

Cartogram

c)

Choropleth

d)

Dot

14.

type of map

a)

Graduated symbol

b)

Dot

c)

Choropleth

d)

Poltical

15.

A way of representing the spherical Earth on a flat surface is

a)

a projection

b)

a cartographer

c)

distortion

16.

The loss of accuracy in maps is a

a)

projection

b)

cartographer

c)

distortion

17.
Which projection is this?
a)
Robinson
b)
Mercator
c)
Eckert IV
d)
Goode's Homolosine
18.
Which projection is this?
a)
Peter's
b)
Robinson
c)
Mercator
d)
Goode's
19.

What type of map projection is shown here?

a)

Robinson Projection

b)

Mercator Projection

c)

Goode Homolosine Projection

20.

This map was a compromising map adopted in the 1990s

a)

Robinson

b)

Mercator

c)

Gall-Peters

d)

Winkle-Triple

21.

The 4 types of distortion is

a)

Area/Size

b)

Shape

c)

Distance

d)

Direction

e)

Maritime