Choropleth maps
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Surya Gajadharsingh
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Geography
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9th - 10th Grade
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Medium
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Multiple Choice
What is a choropleth map?
A map using different colours to represent data
A map which uses differences in shading or colouring, within geographical areas to indicate the average values of a particular quantity in those areas.
A map that shows different values in a country
A map that shows the topography of a country
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Multiple Choice
What is the purpose of a choropleth map?
To make life easier for geographers
To visualise which countries have a higher HDI using different colours in a map
A choropleth map provides an easy way to visualize how a measurement a variable varies across a geographic area.
To make a map look more appealing
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Multiple Choice
What is the correct way of using colour shading on a map?
You can use different colours and the lightest shade represents the highest values and the darkest shade the lowest value.
You can only use shades of one colour and the lightest shade represents the highest values and the darkest shade the lowest value.
You can only use shades of one colour and the darkest shade represents the highest values and the lightest shade the lowest value.
You can only use shades of different colours and the lightest shade represents the highest values and the darkest shade the lowest value.
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Multiple Choice
Look at the map showing the median household income in Australia and New Zealand. Which state has the highest median household income and which state has the lowest?
Western Australia and Northern Territory
Northern Territory and New South Wales
Queensland and New Zealand
Northern Territory and Tasmania
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Multiple Choice
What is wrong with the map showing median household income?
The title does not match the data shown on the map
The colour shading is the wrong way round: dark lowest and light highest
New Zealand should not be part of this map
The land area shown on the map is wrong
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