MAP REVIEW

Types of Maps

100

Thematic maps 

 What are maps that show specific types of information 

200

a map that uses distortion to show information 

what are cartograms? 

300

what are the 3 maps projections?

Mercator, Robinson, and Polar  

400

Cartograms, Flow line maps 

What are some examples of Thematic maps?

500

What is the difference between physical and political maps?  

Physical maps show natural feature while political maps show man made features 

Maps and Globes

100

What is a globe?

A 3D representation of the earth.

200

What is a map?

A 2D graphic representation of selected parts of the earth surface.

300

What are the advantages and disadvantages of a map?

Advantages:

-cheaper

-detailed

-portable

Disadvantages:

-distorted

-diserts shape, area, and direction

400

What are the advantages and disadvantages of a globe?

Advantages:

-more accurate

-no distortion

Disadvantages:

-not portable 

-no detail

-expensive

500

Major difference between them?

DISTORTION!!!

Definitions

100

What is a cartographer?

Someone who makes maps

200

What is distortion?

The alteration of the size or shape of geographic features.

300

What is surveying? 

When a geographer goes to a location to study it

400

What is a map projection?

A way of drawing the Earth's surface to reduce distortion.

500

What is a topographic map?

A representation of the natural and man-made features on the Earth

Map Projections

100

Why are map projections important? 

to lessen distortion 

200

Used by air pilots, shows shortest distance between two points. circular  

what is a polar map? 

300

Squared, used by ship navigators, latitude and longitude lines are right angles 

what is a Mercator map? 

400

curved at sides, longitude lines are curved going up and down, used to compare data  

What is a Robinson map? 

500

Mr. Render is a ship navigator that travels around the world every often. He also like to compare the different routes he could take. Mr. Render got a mission to go from America to Europe, which map should Mr. Render use to help him sail? 

Mercator 

Countries

100

Name 4 countries in Africa

What is... 

Possible answers 

• Algeria
• Angola
• Benin
• Botswana
• Burkina Faso
• Burundi
• Cameroon
• Cape Verde
• Central African Republic
• Chad
• Comoros
• Congo, Democratic Republic of the
• Congo, Republic of the
• Cote d'Ivoire
• Djibouti
• Egypt
• Equatorial Guinea
• Eritrea
• Ethiopia
• Gabon
• Gambia, The
• Ghana
• Guinea
• Guinea-Bissau
• Kenya
• Lesotho
• Liberia
• Libya
• Madagascar
• Malawi
• Mali
• Mauritania
• Mauritius
• Morocco
• Mozambique
• Namibia
• Niger
• Nigeria
• Rwanda
• Sao Tome and Principe
• Senegal
• Seychelles
• Sierra Leone
• Somalia
• South Africa
• Sudan
• Swaziland
• Tanzania
• Togo
• Tunisia
• Uganda
• Zambia
• Zimbabwe

200

Name 8 counties in Europe 

What is...

 Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Republic of Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland,Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania,Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and the UK.

300

Name 5 countries in south america

what is...

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia,Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay,

400

Name 10 countries in asia

what is ... 

possible answers

• Afghanistan
• Armenia
• Azerbaijan
• Bahrain
• Bangladesh
• Bhutan
• Brunei
• Burma
• Cambodia
• China
• Cyprus
• Georgia
• Hong Kong
• India
• Indonesia
• Iran
• Iraq

 

• Israel
• Japan
• Jordan
• Kazakhstan
• Korea, North
• Korea, South
• Kuwait
• Kyrgyzstan
• Laos
• Lebanon
• Macau
• Malaysia
• Maldives
• Mongolia
• Nepal
• Oman
• Pakistan
• Palestine
• Philippines
• Qatar
• Saudi Arabia
• Singapore
• Sri Lanka
• Syria
• Taiwan
• Tajikistan
• Thailand
• Turkey
• Turkmenistan
• United Arab Emirates
• Uzbekistan
• Vietnam
• Yemen

 

500

Name all the countries in central america

• Belize.
• Costa Rica.
• El Salvador.
• Guatemala.
• Honduras.
• Nicaragua.
• Panama.