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Geography and Map Projections

Total questions: 43

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In the context of map projections, what does the 'A' in S.A.D.D represent?

a)

Area

b)

Angle

c)

Altitude

d)

Axis

2.

Which continent is located directly south of Europe?

a)

Africa

b)

Asia

c)

Australia

d)

South America

3.

The actual size of Greenland is ______ compared to Africa.

a)

Larger

b)

Smaller

c)

The same

d)

Unknown

4.

What is one advantage of the Robinson map projection?

a)

No major distortions

b)

Accurate scale

c)

True direction

d)

Equal area

5.

Which of the following is a disadvantage of the Robinson map projection?

a)

A) All aspects are slightly distorted

b)

B) Major distortions in shape

c)

C) Inaccurate scale

d)

D) True direction

6.

What is the main point about maps as mentioned in the image?

a)

All maps are accurate

b)

All maps are selective and distort the earth

c)

Maps are only for navigation

d)

Maps are always to scale.

7.

What is distorted on this map? (choose any that apply --there may be more than one correct answer)

a)

Size

b)

Shape

c)

Direction

d)

None of the Above

8.

What is distorted on this map? (choose any that apply --there may be more than one correct answer)

a)

Size

b)

Shape

c)

Direction

d)

None of the Above

9.

What is distorted on this map? (choose any that apply --there may be more than one correct answer)

a)

Size

b)

Shape

c)

Direction

d)

None of the Above

10.

What is distorted on this map? (choose any that apply --there may be more than one correct answer)

a)

Size

b)

Shape

c)

Direction

d)

None of the Above

11.

What is this projection called?

a)

Gall-Peters Projection

b)

Mercator Projection

c)

Winkel Tripel Projection

d)

Robinson Projection

12.
Which of the following projections does NOT take into account the roundness of the Earth's surface?
a)
Robinson
b)
Mercator
c)
Polar
13.
Identify this projection
a)
Robinson
b)
Winkel Tripel
c)
Polar
d)
Mercator
14.

Why does distortion occur on every map?

a)

Cartographers are politically biased.

b)

GIS technology encourages errors.

c)

The 3D world cannot be accurately converted to 2D

15.
All map projections are somehow incorrect.
a)
True
b)
False
16.
Which of the following projections does NOT take into account the roundness of the Earth's surface?
a)
Robinson
b)
Mercator
c)
Polar
17.

These lines run from east to west.

a)

lines of latitude

b)

lines of longitude

c)

meridians

d)

parallels

18.

These lines run from north to south.

a)

lines of latitude

b)

lines of longitude

c)

meridians

d)

parallels

19.
Which of the following collects visual information about earth?
a)
Transmitters
b)
GPS
c)
GIS
d)
Satellites
20.
Which is an example of a absolute location?
a)
South of London
b)
Northern Hemisphere
c)
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
d)
30 N Latitude, 150 W Longitude
21.

The equator is a line of ___________________.

a)

latitude

b)

longitude

22.

This is used to represent the curved projection of the Earth on the flat surface of a map

a)

Map projection

b)

Globe

c)

satellite image

d)

aerial projection

23.
The science of making maps is:
a)
demography.
b)
cartography.
c)
topography.
d)
geography.
24.
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.
25.
1:75,000 is an example of what kind of map scale?
a)
fractional scale
b)
metric scale
c)
bar line
d)
written scale
26.
A system for transferring location from a global to a flat map is:
a)
interruption.
b)
rendition.
c)
projection.
d)
scale.
27.
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.
28.
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.
29.
Every map projection distorts the surface of Earth in some way.
a)
True
b)
False
30.

The precise point on Earth where a particular place can be found is called its ______.

a)

Absolute location

b)

Relative location

c)

distortion

d)

map projection

31.

You invite Mrs. Binns to play tennis at a park. You tell her the park is two blocks north of the school. You have just described the park’s ___.

a)

absolute location

b)

distortion

c)

relative location

d)

map projection

32.

What do geographers use to indicate the absolute location of any place on Earth?

a)

a compass rose

b)

map scale

c)

map legend

d)

a global grid

33.

A meridian of longitude is an imaginary line that runs ____.

a)

parallel to the Arctic Circle

b)

parallel to the Tropic of Cancer

c)

from the North Pole to the South Pole

d)

from the Prime Meridian to the International Date Line

34.

What does a map’s scale compare?

a)

direction on a map with direction on Earth

b)

distance on a map with distance on Earth

c)

location on a map with location on a globe

d)

distortion on a map with distortion on a globe

35.

0° latitude

a)

Artic Circle

b)

Tropic of Cancer

c)

Prime Meridian

d)

Equator

36.

0° Longitude

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

Tropic of Capricorn

d)

Tropic of Cancer

37.

Which is a cardinal direction?

a)

Down

b)

Right

c)

Northeast

d)

South

38.

Which is an intermediate direction?

a)

South

b)

Southeast

c)

under

d)

behind

39.

Which part of a map helps orient direction?

a)

legend

b)

compass rose

c)

title

d)

scale

40.

A cartogram is a map in which space of the map is distorted, sometimes extremely, in order to convey the information.

According to this cartogram - which continent has a high child under 5 mortality rate?

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Africa

d)

Europe

41.

Which of the following maps is a example of a THEMATIC MAP?

a)
b)
c)
42.

Which of the following maps is a example of a POLITICAL MAP?

a)
b)
c)
43.

Which of the following maps is a example of a PHYSICAL MAP?

a)
b)
c)

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