Geography Ch.2

Cartography is a science of map making

True

The Tropic of Cancer is a great Circle

False

A computer system designed to collect, store, analyze, and display spatial data is called: A) Remote sensing B) GIS C) GPS D) Infrared Sensing

B) GIS

Which one is not a map scale: A) Graph B) Grid C) Written D) Representative Fraction

B) Grid

Any line on the map that joins points of equal value of something is called: A) Parallel B) Isoline C) Latitude D) Projection

B) Isoline

A transfer of places from the globe on a flat surface is called a: A) Key B) Map Projection C) Scale D) Legend

B) Map Projection

A map notation of 1:1,000,000 or 1 inch to 100 miles is called a: A) Legend B) Scale C) Key

B) Scale

What is not maintained with a Mercator projection? A) True shape B) True Location C) True Size D) True Compass Bearing

C) True Size

A map has a title, a scale, but not a legend

False

A written scale appears on maps as a bar graph

False

The globe is the only map that accurately portrays all spatial relationship characteristic of Earth's surface

True