Map Types
A map is a __ - D projection of the earth.
What is 2 or two
True or False? A Mercator map is a 100% accurate representation of the earth.
What is false?
A compass rose shows ______________
What are directions? (or North, South, East, West).
This theme showcases how goods, ideas, and people can travel from one place to another.
What is movement?
This 3D representation of the earth is the most accurate.
What is a globe?
A physical map shows what kind of features?
What are natural features? (or an answer like mountains, rivers, etc).
The Robinson projection was invented using _________________.
What is trial and error?
This part of the map shows what any symbols on the map mean.
What is the legend or key?
This theme describes what something is like.
What is place?
Geography is known as _________
What is the study of the earth and how humans interact with it?
A political map shows what kind of features?
What are boundaries of countries and states.
The Goode Projection attempts to maintain accuracy by _____________ the oceans.
What is cutting (or interrupting?)
What is distorted?
This theme groups people together using unifying characteristics.
What is region?
A book of maps used to navigate.
What is an Atlas?
A historical map shows what kind of information?
What are battles or ancient empire borders?
The focal point of the Polar Azimuthal Map.
What is the North Pole?
These lines, similar to a math coordinate plane, can be used to plot points and find your real location anywhere on earth.
What are lines of latitude and longitude?
This theme refers to a physical address or set of cartesian coordinates.
What is location?
Three satellites connect to a phone and guide the user to a location. This is an example of _________
What is GPS or GIS
A topographical map shows what kind of information?
What is elevation?
The Galls-Peters map sacrifices ________ to maintain accurate land measurements.
What is shape?
This feature of a map shows the ratio between the distance on the map and the distance in real life.
What is scale?
This theme highlights how humans use the world around them.
What is human-environment interaction.
What is a mental map?