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The science of mapmaking which requires designing maps to eliminate as much distortion as possible
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Section #3
Mapping
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A two dimensional or flat-scale representation of all or part of the Earth's surface drawn to scale | Map |
| The science of mapmaking which requires designing maps to eliminate as much distortion as possible | Cartography |
| A collection of maps | Atlas |
| What are the two basic purposes of maps? | As a reference or communications tool |
| What are the four essential elements used on all maps? | title, scale, legend/key, and compass rose |
| Map element that lets the map reader know the purpose of the map | title |
| Map element that lets the map reader know distances of the map | scale |
| Map element that lets the map reader know what the symbols represent on the map | legend or key |
| Map element that lets the map reader know the orientation (N, S, E, W) of the map | compass rose |
| Scale which shows the numerical ratio between distances on the map and Earth's surface. | Ratio or Fraction Scale |
| Scale which describes the relationship between map and Earth distances in words | Written Scale |
| Scale which consists of a bar line marked to show distance on Earth's surface | Graphic Scale |
| Includes the primary directions of north, south, east, and west | Cardinal Directions |
| Includes the secondary directions of northeast, southeast, northwest, and northeast | Intermediate Directions |
| Inaccuracies on maps in terms of shapes, sizes, distance, or direction | Distortion |
| This map property shows shapes of landmasses correctly and also directions are correct. | Conformal |
| On a conformal map, distances and sizes are greatly distorted especially in the ______________ regions. | polar |
| A Mercator map projection is an example of a _________________ map. | conformal |
| This map property shows the correct sizes of landmasses in relation to other landmasses. | Equal-Area |
| Mollweide and Goode's Homolosine map projections are examples of a __________________ map. | Equal-Area |
| This map property shows the correct distance between places. | Equidistant |
| True or False: Maps of the world can show all distances accurately. | False |
| True or False: The smaller the scale, the more distortion in shapes, size, and direction. | True |
| This map property shows direction correctly. | Azimuthal |
| On an Azimuthal map, shape and sizes are distorted with the greatest distortion on the outer ___________ of the map. | edges |
| A Polar projection is an example of a _______________ map. | Azimuthal |
| What are the four basic categories of map projections? | cylindrical, conic, flat-plane/planar, and compromise |
| On a cylindrical projection lines of _________________ are parallel which causes the areas near the _____________ to be distorted and look much larger than they really are. | longitude, poles |
| True or False: Conformal maps are cylindrical projections. | True |
| True or False: Conic map projections are useful for constructing a map of the entire world. | False |
| This map projection is accurate at the point of contact on a globe and distortion increases as you move away from the center. | Flat-Plane or Planar |
| This map projection gives up the idea of perfectly preserving metric properties seeking instead to strike a balance between distortions or to simply make things "look right." | Compromise |
| Two types of compromise projections include ____________________ and _____________________________. | Robinson and Winkel Tripel |
| It is once of the most commonly used projections. It increasingly distorts size and distances as it moves away from the Equator. | Mercator Projection |
| On a Mercator projection, areas such as _____________________ and Antarctica look much larger than they would appear on a globe. | Greenland |
| Mercator maps do show true direction and shapes of landmasses, making these maps useful for ____________________. | navigation of ships |
| It was created in 1963 and later adopted by the National Geographic Society in 1988 and used for all world maps but later replaced in 1998 by the Winkel Tripel projection. | Robinson Projection |
| On the Robinson projection, the ___________ and shapes near the eastern and western edges of the map are accurate and the outlines of the continents appear as they do on a globe. | sizes |
| This map projection was created as an alternative to the Mercator projection. By using this new projection, poorer, less powerful nations could be restored to their rightful proportions. | Gall-Peters' Projection |
| The Gall-Peters' projection shows a true portrayal of the _________ of landmasses in comparison to each other but grossly distorts __________ of landmasses. | size, shapes |
| The Gall-Peters' projection is an example of a _____________________ projection. | cylindrical |
| It is a pseudocylindrical projection in which the Equator is represented as a straight horizontal line perpendicular to the central meridian. | Mollweide |
| A Mollweide projection is good for showing global maps of world _____________________ of things like population density, world religions, and climates. | distribution |
| This map projection is a pseudocylindrical, equal-area composite map projection which is normally presented with multiple interruptions. | Goode's Homolosine |
| The Goode's Homolosine projection shows true size and shape of the Earth's landmasses. However, it's __________________ are distorted in areas where interruptions are located. | distances |
| This map projection's goal is to minimize three kinds of distortion: size, direction, and distance. | Winkel Tripel |
| This map projection, commonly called a Polar projection, has useful properties that all points of the map are at proportionately correct distances from the center point. | Azimuthal Equidistant Projection |
| An Azimuthal Equidistant projection is an example of a __________________ projection. | Flat-Plane or Planar |
| Most maps can be classified as either: ______________ purpose or _________________ purpose. | general, special |
| A ____________ map shows landforms like mountains, hills, plateaus, plains, etc. | relief |
| A __________ map shows topics such as plate tectonics, earthquakes, or volcanoes. | geologic |
| A __________ map shows topics such as temperature fronts, hurricanes, or air pressure. | Weather |
| Name the five types of transportation maps. | road/street, subway, railroad, shipping, air travel |
| Name the four types of land use maps. | agriculture, industry/manufacturing, mining/drilling, and urbanization |
| Name the four types of population maps. | distribution, density, urban vs. rural, and birth/death/growth rates |
| A ______________ map shows topics such as unemployment, taxes, GDP, or income | economic |
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