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- 1. Multiple Choice
What is an Map
a scale model of the earth that depicts its properties
an acurate display of all the earth features
A flat representattion of all or part of the earth
an imaginary line that is parallel to the equator
- 2. Multiple Choice
What is the name of the profession of making maps
Geologist
Biologist
historians
cartographers
- 3. Multiple Choice
What happens when a maps curves are flattened
nothing
still acurate
A and B
Distortion
- 4. Multiple Choice
what changes when a map is disorted
Shape
Distance
All of the above
Area
- 5. Multiple Choice
What is the Great Circle Route
Follows the curves of the earth and show shortest distances between to points
a route that shows the shortest ditances between all the contients
a flat representation of all or parts of the earth
a accurate dipiction of the earth properties
- 6. Multiple Choice
What are 3 map projection
Meracator, Robinson, Polar projections
World political, World Physical, & political projections
Globe, map, & key projections
Globe, Map, Scale projections
- 7. Multiple Choice
What is a Globe
a flat representation of the earth
A scale model of the earth
a very detailed map
a non-detailed map
- 8. Multiple Choice
How many map projections are their
5
2
8
7
- 9. Multiple Choice
which map projection looks like a cone
Planar Projection
cyndrical Projection
Robinson
Conic Projection
- 10. Multiple Choice
Which map projection looks like a cylinder
cylindrical projection
planar projection
winkle-triple projection
conic projection
- 11. Multiple Choice
which map projection is split to look flat
robinson/winkle triple projections
conic projection
Goode's interrupted equal-area projection
polar projection
- 12. Multiple Choice
Parts of an map
compass rose & boundaries
prime meridan & equator
Globes
Map types
- 13. Multiple Choice
What can you see on a globe
Area,distance,& direction
Map projection
Maps
Distortion of sizes,shapes, &area
- 14. Multiple Choice
How are maps and globes different
Maps are 3d; while globes are 2d
Maps are more accurate then globes
Globes show distortions; while maps don't
Globes are more accurate then globes
- 15. Multiple Choice
What can't maps show
earth accurately
scale models
map projections
Globes
- 16. Multiple Choice
What don't cartographers do
Convert 3d globes into flat maps
fix distortions
don't create maps
Convert maps into 3d globes
- 17. Multiple Choice
what is an key
A globe
Tell you what the details on a map are
shows the ratio between a unit of lenght on a map
a map
- 18. Multiple Choice
what is an scale
Shows the ratio between a unit of lenght on a map
tells you what the details on a map are
tells the name on a map
the showing of cardinal directions
- 19. Multiple Choice
what is an compass rose
the name of a map
the showing of longitudinal and latitudinal lines
The showing of cardinal directions on a map
the showing of the prime meridian & equator
- 20. Multiple Choice
What is a title
a tool that shows directions
The name of a map
unit of distance on earth
another name for key
- 21. Multiple Choice
What is another name for an key
Legend
insert map
title
scale
- 22. Multiple Choice
How many types of maps have we gone over
4
6
2
8
- 23. Multiple Choice
When is the Meractor projection most and least accurate
poles and outer edges
prime meridian and equator
equator and outer edges
Tropics and Poles
- 24. Multiple Choice
When is the Robinson projection most and least accurate
Equator and outer edges
longitude and latitude lines
equator and prime meridian
equator and poles
- 25. Multiple Choice
When is the polar projection most and least accurate
poles
poles and equator
Poles and outer edges
poles and prime meridian
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