Cartography Quiz Questions

Which of the following is NOT a basic element of a map?

Color

Which of the following map proections is best suited for the countr maps used in your text?

Conic (Conic map projections are often used for small area maps, such as mps of a region or country)

Which of the following is NOT a basic geographic concept displayed on maps?

Demographics

Which of the following statements is NOT true of latitudes?

The North Pole is latitude 0 and the South Pole is latitude 180

Which of the following statements about the geographic gridis correct?

The equator is the parallel with the largest circumference and the place where every day has 12 hours of daylight.

By international agreement, Greenwich Mean Time is?

The time at the Prime Meridian, which is the master eference time for all points on Earth.

Which type of map is designed to demonstrate particular features or concepts?

Thematic maps

Which of the folloing statements is NOT true of longitudes?

They are parallels

What is one reason to 'lie' or manipulate a message in a map?

Political propoganda

Which of the following map scales would most likely be used on a map tp guide tourists on a walking tour of downtown Seattle?

1:2,00

London, UK is on the Prime Meridan. Using the 90 degrees West longitude for Chicago, what is the time in London if Chicago's time is 8 AM?

2PM

Which type of map is commonly reerred to as a 'heat map?'

Chloropeth map

Which of the following is the greatest advantage of the UTM grid system?

Easy to determine distance

Using standard time zones, if a country is 60 degrees to the east of you, theoretically, it would be:

Four hours ahead of you

In map projections, which of the following is NOT one of the possible distortions that can result.

Location

In order to fina a location on Earth, one could use coordinates of?

Longitude and latitude

To explain where things are, one of the most important tools Geographers use is a?

Map

The level of detail and the amount of area covered on a map depends on the _____, which is the relationship of a feature's size on a map to its actual size on Earth.

Map scale.

What is the most commonly used alternative to the latittude and longitude fgrid system?

Universal Trans Mercator Grid System