Questions
- What does a scale on a map represent?
- Which type of map would you use to find the boundaries of countries?
- What do the lines that run north to south on a map represent?
- Which projection is commonly used for world maps and distorts shapes and areas?
- What is the primary purpose of a topographic map?
- What color is commonly used to represent water on a map?
- Which line indicates the Earth’s equator?
- In cartography, what does the term “legend” refer to?
- What is GPS an abbreviation for?
Answers
- The relationship between map distance and actual distance
- Political map
- Longitude
- Mercator Projection
- To illustrate terrain and elevation changes
- Blue
- 0 degrees latitude
- The key explaining the symbols and colors used on the map
- Global Positioning System