Mapping
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A two dimensional or flat-scale representation of all or part of the Earth's surface drawn to scale | show 🗑
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show | Cartography
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show | Atlas
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What are the two basic purposes of maps? | show 🗑
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What are the four essential elements used on all maps? | show 🗑
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Map element that lets the map reader know the purpose of the map | show 🗑
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Map element that lets the map reader know distances of the map | show 🗑
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Map element that lets the map reader know what the symbols represent on the map | show 🗑
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Map element that lets the map reader know the orientation (N, S, E, W) of the map | show 🗑
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show | Ratio or Fraction Scale
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Scale which describes the relationship between map and Earth distances in words | show 🗑
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show | Graphic Scale
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show | Cardinal Directions
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show | Intermediate Directions
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Inaccuracies on maps in terms of shapes, sizes, distance, or direction | show 🗑
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show | Conformal
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show | polar
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show | conformal
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show | Equal-Area
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show | Equal-Area
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This map property shows the correct distance between places. | show 🗑
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True or False: Maps of the world can show all distances accurately. | show 🗑
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True or False: The smaller the scale, the more distortion in shapes, size, and direction. | show 🗑
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show | Azimuthal
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On an Azimuthal map, shape and sizes are distorted with the greatest distortion on the outer ___________ of the map. | show 🗑
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show | Azimuthal
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show | cylindrical, conic, flat-plane/planar, and compromise
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show | longitude, poles
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True or False: Conformal maps are cylindrical projections. | show 🗑
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True or False: Conic map projections are useful for constructing a map of the entire world. | show 🗑
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show | Flat-Plane or Planar
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show | Compromise
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show | Robinson and Winkel Tripel
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show | Mercator Projection
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show | Greenland
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show | navigation of ships
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show | Robinson Projection
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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. | show 🗑
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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. | show 🗑
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show | size, shapes
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show | cylindrical
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It is a pseudocylindrical projection in which the Equator is represented as a straight horizontal line perpendicular to the central meridian. | show 🗑
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show | distribution
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show | Goode's Homolosine
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show | distances
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show | Winkel Tripel
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show | Azimuthal Equidistant Projection
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show | Flat-Plane or Planar
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show | general, special
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show | relief
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show | geologic
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A __________ map shows topics such as temperature fronts, hurricanes, or air pressure. | show 🗑
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Name the five types of transportation maps. | show 🗑
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show | agriculture, industry/manufacturing, mining/drilling, and urbanization
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Name the four types of population maps. | show 🗑
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show | economic
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