General
What is a coordinate that specifies the north–south position of a point on the Earth's surface.
Latitude
This map shows the characteristics of the land and water in a particular area. For example, mountains, rivers, desert, etc.
Physical
Name the 5 elements of a map
Compass, Key, Grid, Title, and Scale
Is a map projection ever accurate?
No.
Can a map be free from bias?
No.
What are maps used for?
To study, analyze, and interpret spaces, places, and human-environment interactions.
This type of map shows features of a place from some time in the past
Historical
When listing coordinates or grid references, is the X-axis or Y-axis listed first?
What is the main flaw of the Mercator projection?
It distorts the size of objects towards the poles and corners.
What type of map might help us understand time?
Historical Map, Planning Maps for the future.
What is someone who creates maps called?
Cartographer
This map shows both physical and political features and are noted for using contour lines to show height.
Topographic
North, East, South, and West are called the ___________
Cardinal Directions or Points
What map projection was extremely useful for sailors in the 16th-18th centuries?
Mercator
How does the Mercator projection show bias?
Puts Europe at the center of the world. Stretches out and diminishes countries in the far north and south.
Height is represented on a map by
Contour Lines
This type of map shows specific information or statistics. For example, population size, or the availability of natural resources.
Data
1:200000 is an example of scale being written as a ________
ratio
This map projection aims to compromise between the Mercator and Mollweide Projections
Robinson
Scale helps us understand Time, Place, or Space?
Space
The distance between contour lines is called the
This map shows features that have been created by governments. For examples, States, capitals, countries.
Political
If you measure a map and the distance between 2 points is 5cm and the scale ratio is 1cm:15km, how far is the distance in reality?
75km
What map projection is recognized as being the most accurate (though not necessarily useful)
Authagraph
What map was created to try to fix the bias of the Mercator Map?
Gall-Peters