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Maps: Geography's Basic Tools
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1Map Projection- A method used to transfer features of the [blank_start]globe[blank_end] onto the flat surface of a [blank_start]map[blank_end]. There are hundreds of ways that this can be done and hundreds of different [blank_start]projections[blank_end]. Each projection has its [blank_start]strengths[blank_end] and [blank_start]weaknesses[blank_end], which is why there is so many different types of them.
- Aglobe
- Bmap
- Cprojections
- Dstrengths
- Eweaknesses
2Distortions- Things such as [blank_start]enlarging[blank_end] or [blank_start]shrinking[blank_end] some areas on a map, or providing [blank_start]inaccurate[blank_end] directions.
- Aenlarging
- Bshrinking
- Cinaccurate
3The Mercator Projection is considered to be [blank_start]famous[blank_end] because it was the most common way to show the countries of the world in [blank_start]atlases[blank_end] and [blank_start]wall maps[blank_end].
- Afamous
- Batlases
- Cwall maps
4The negative thing about using the Mercator Projection is that it is unsuitable for general use because of distortions of [blank_start]distances[blank_end], [blank_start]areas[blank_end] and [blank_start]shapes[blank_end] of landmasses and oceans.
- Adistances
- Bshapes
- Careas
5Tropical countries hate the use of the Mercator Projection maps at the [blank_start]United Nations[blank_end] because they felt that the importance of their countries had been [blank_start]underestimated[blank_end] because they appeared [blank_start]smaller[blank_end] on the map than their actual size.
- AUnited Nations
- Bunderestimated
- Csmaller
6The Winkel Tripel map projection was adopted by the [blank_start]National Geographic Society[blank_end] in the year [blank_start]1998[blank_end] because of its standard world reference map, and less [blank_start]distortion[blank_end].
- ANational Geographic Society
- B1998
- Cdistortion
7A map is different from a photograph because a map can't show you what the [blank_start]land actually looks like[blank_end]. Maps use [blank_start]symbols[blank_end] and [blank_start]colours[blank_end] to represent the features of an area. Streets may be shown with a [blank_start]red line[blank_end] and airports may be shown with the symbol of an [blank_start]airplane[blank_end].
- Aland actually looks like
- Bsymbols
- Ccolours
- Dred line
- Eairplane
8On a [blank_start]general[blank_end] map, it will probably show the names of the towns and the cities. If you're looking at a [blank_start]tourist[blank_end] map, it may show certain stores, hotels, airports and so on. The [blank_start]marker[blank_end] of the map decides what features to include and what features not to include.
- Ageneral
- Btourist
- Cmarker
9Large scale maps show a large amount of detail of a [blank_start]small[blank_end] area. Three things these maps are used for are [blank_start]residential planning[blank_end], [blank_start]hiking[blank_end], and [blank_start]military purposes[blank_end].
- Asmall
- Bhiking
- Cmilitary purposes
- Dresidential planning
10Small scale maps show a small amount of detail in a [blank_start]large[blank_end] area. these maps can be used for showing general details, such a [blank_start]political[blank_end], [blank_start]physical[blank_end], and [blank_start]economical[blank_end] information.
- Alarge
- Bpolitical
- Cphysical
- Deconomical
11Cartographers are people who make many types of [blank_start]maps[blank_end]. 5 different types of maps are [blank_start]political[blank_end], [blank_start]navigational[blank_end], [blank_start]topographic[blank_end], [blank_start]vegetation[blank_end], and [blank_start]weather[blank_end] maps. Three headings that maps are classified as are [blank_start]general purpose[blank_end] maps, [blank_start]thematic[blank_end] maps, and [blank_start]topographic[blank_end] maps.
- Amaps
- Bpolitical
- Cnavigational
- Dtopographic
- Evegetation
- Fweather
- Ggeneral purpose
- Hthematic
- Itopographic
12Three examples of general purpose maps are [blank_start]atlas[blank_end] maps, [blank_start]wall[blank_end] maps, and [blank_start]road[blank_end] maps. The purpose of a general purpose map is to give an understanding about the type of [blank_start]landscape[blank_end], the location of [blank_start]urban[blank_end] places, and the location of major [blank_start]transportation routes[blank_end] all at once.
- Aatlas
- Bwall
- Croad
- Dlandscape
- Eurban
- Ftransportation routes
13Thematic maps are used for getting very specific information about a [blank_start]place[blank_end]. Thematic maps are easy to understand because only one type of [blank_start]information[blank_end] needs to be shown.
- Aplace
- Binformation
14Topographic maps are set up as [blank_start]symbols[blank_end] to show a variety of features. These maps are useful because you are able to examine the [blank_start]characteristics[blank_end] of a small area of the Earth's surface.
- Asymbols
- Bcharacteristics
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- Grade 10 Geography (Mapping) Quiz on Maps: Geography's Basic Tools, created by Julia Mann on 07/05/2017.
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