Working with Maps and Data in Geography Practice- Human Geography

Which of the following measurements helps us determine distance from the Prime Meridian?

A. longitude

Analyze the map below and answer the question that follows. The Goode projection distorts the Earth in some ways but presents it accurately in others. Which of the following statements about this map projection is false?

B. It is not an equal-area map projection

Michael's hometown is located at 41° N latitude. Kevin lives at 12° N latitude. Which of these two students lives closer to the Equator?

B. Kevin

__________ maps are primarily used to display boundaries and borders between regions and states.

B. Political

Eva's home is located at 72° 30' E longitude. Sophia lives at 72° 30' W longitude. Which student lives closer to the Prime Meridian?

C. They are the same distance from the Prime Meridian.

Imagine that you want to help plan for a new mall or shopping center in your city. You want to make a presentation to show your city council why this new place is a great idea. How could maps help you make your case? In a short paragraph, describe two ways that maps could help you.

Maps can be helpful before planning to build something because they show the elevations of the planned site. That way the builder knows where to build, as well as a number of floors required. In addition, maps show the possible dangers of building the locations (i.e. gas pipes, electrical wires) and how to avoid them.

Analyze the image below and answer the question that follows. What is the International Date Line? Describe its geographic location. Why doesn't it follow a straight line? Why do we need it?

The International Date Line serves as a beginning and ending point for the world's time zones. The line moves in jagged directions through the Pacific Ocean in order to keep certain island nations together. That way, a grouping of islands wouldn't experience separate days despite being near each other! The International Date Line helps us to organize our global measurement of time.

Analyze the map below and answer the question that follows. The Mercator map is historically one of the world's most popular map projections. Describe this projection. Why was it created, and what kinds of distortion can you see?

The Mercator map was created in 1569 by Gerardus Mercator. The projection's creator wanted to create a map that would be helpful in navigating the world's seas. The map is set up on a useful grid. However, the map is clearly distorted! At the north and south ends of the map, Antarctica and Greenland are just two examples of landforms that appear far bigger than they should. Areas and distances are not portrayed accurately on this map.

Analyze the map below and answer the question that follows. Identify the map projection style shown on the map above. What are the pros and cons of this particular projection design? Is this projection more appealing to you than others you've seen in this lesson? In a short paragraph, describe this projection and its appeal.

This is a Robinson map of the world. The Robinson projection was created in 1963 by the geographer Arthur Robinson. The projection seeks to balance different types of distortion. The projection isn't perfect, but it is considered more visually appealing than others. It balances small distortions of area, shape, distance, and direction.

Analyze the map below and answer the question that follows.

This map is a political map. It helps identify the boundaries of each of Canada's provinces, telling us where provincial governments rule over territory. The map also shows us capitals of each province, and it displays Canada's borders.