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WorksheetsTools of Geographers Review
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 19mins
Why does distortion occur on every map?
Cartographers are humans that can easily make mistakes.
GIS technology encourages errors.
The 3D world cannot be accurately converted to 2D
What is the name of this projection?
Polar Projection
Peters Projection
Robinson Projection
Winkel Triple Projection
Who would be most likely to use this projection?
pilots
ship navigators
students and teachers
Google Maps
Who would be most likely to use this projection?
Ship Captains
Pilots
Meteorologists
Teachers
What is this projection called?
Gall-Peters Projection
Mercator Projection
Winkel Tripel Projection
Robinson Projection
Why does Google maps use the Mercator projection?
Direction is easier to navigate on a grid & distortion decreases when zoomed in.
The size of continents is more accurate.
It is easy to travel the Great Circle Route.
Because all of the Earth can be seen on the Mercator
Which projection is best to see the most correct size and shape of ALL of the continents?
Mercator
Robinson
Polar
Which of the following letter is at approximately 60oS, 40o W?
absolute location
relative location
Which STATE is located at the coordinate
(45°N, 120°W)?
Which STATE is located at the coordinate
(47°N, 105°W)
Which STATE is located at the coordinate
(48°N, 100°W)?
Which statement is correct?
Australia is located in the Eastern and Southern Hemispheres
Asia is mostly located in the Southern and Eastern Hemispheres
Pittsburgh
What is a nickname for ALL of the lines of latitude?
Parallels
Meridians
Datelines
Tropical Lines
This imaginary line in the Northern hemisphere is called the
International Dateline
Tropic of Cancer
Tropic of Capricorn
Prime Meridian
The highest measure of latitude is
90 degrees
180 degrees
0 degress
23.5 degrees
