Cartography

Question 1

Map scale

Answer 1

The ratio of a distance on the map to the corresponding distance on the land surface

Question 2

Map symbol

Answer 2

A symbol is a graphical element that represents a real feature or characteristic of the land surface. Symbols may be shapes or colours.

Question 3

Thermic map

Answer 3

A thematic map shows the spatial variation in one specific quantity (the theme of the map). There are several types of thematic map, including chloropleth, cartogram, and heat maps

Question 4

Choropleth map

Answer 4

A type of thematic map in which areas are shaded in proportion to the magnitude of a variable, such as population density or poverty rate.

Question 5

Cartogram

Answer 5

A type of thematic map in which areas are scaled in proportion to the magnitude of a variable.