Which of the following BEST describes the reason people create maps?
a. to store information about the world and convey that information to
others
b. to show the locations of the most popular landmarks in an area
c. to compare the features of various world regions
d. to illustrate an unbiased view of the places in the world - Precise
Answer ✔✔a. to store information about the world and convey that
information to others
Why were maps and cartographers in demand as far back as ancient
Greek and Roman times?
a. Rulers wanted accurate information about the lands they ruled.
b. There was an increase in the number of travelers wanting information.
c. There was a need to know what the land looked like.
d. Land claims had to be proved in court. - Precise Answer ✔✔A:
Rulers wanted accurate information about the lands they ruled.
Which of the following did NOT help change mapmaking in the 20th
century?
a. remote sensing
b. hot air balloons
,c. global positioning systems
d. geographic information systems - Precise Answer ✔✔B:hot air
balloons
Which of the following is NOT a basic element of a map?
a. toponyms
b. compass rose
c. color
d. scale - Precise Answer ✔✔C: COLOR
Which of the following map ratios would be used to show a very small
area of a neighborhood?
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a. 1:100,000
b. 1:240
c. 1: 25,000
d. 1:1,000 - Precise Answer ✔✔b. 1:240
A map projection that distorts both shape and size is called
a. a cylindrical projection
b. a Mercator projection
c. a conical projection
d. an azimuthal projection - Precise Answer ✔✔d. an azimuthal
projection
,Which of the following map type would you choose to show many
locations of a certain phenomenon?
a. a dot map
b. an isoline map
c. a choropleth map
d. a proportional symbol map - Precise Answer ✔✔A. a dot map
Which of the following map type is BEST used for comparison?
a. a mental map
b. a cartogram
c. a visualization map
d. a political map - Precise Answer ✔✔b. a cartogram
A map using colors to show different agricultural growing areas is called
a. a choropleth map
b. a flow line map
c. a physical map
d. an isoline map - Precise Answer ✔✔a. a choropleth map
How did Ptolemy help advance the field of cartography?
a. He developed guidelines for the basics of mapmaking.
b. He designed the first map of the world.
, c. He created a map that showed the world from multiple perspectives.
d. He determined that different projections were needed to show the
world on a flat map. - Precise Answer ✔✔a. he developed guidelines for
the basics of mapmaking
How does the amount of carbon dioxide in the air in Alaska today
compare to the amount 200 years ago?
a. It is about 30 percent more.
b. It is about 30 percent less.
c. It is about equal.
d. It has nearly doubled. - Precise Answer ✔✔a. it is about 30 percent
more.
What is the effect of the change in the amount of carbon dioxide in the
air from 200 years ago?
a. It reduces the number of animal species worldwide.
b. It contributes to global warming.
c. It helps new glaciers form near the North Pole.
d. It reduces the amount of plant life worldwide. - Precise Answer ✔✔b.
it contributes to global warming.
Alexander von Humboldt and Carl Ritter supported the idea that human
development
a. was not influenced by the environment.
b. could be predicted according to latitude.
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