Colour on Maps

Question 1

What part of the electromagnetic spectrum can humans see?

Answer 1

0.7 to 0.4

Question 2

What does paint do?

Answer 2

It absorbs all the colours except the wanted colour.

Question 3

Humans are called what based on the number of colours we are senstive too .

Answer 3

Trichornates. We are a 3 colour senstive animal. Red, blue and green

Question 4

What is the most common colour rejected/reflected.

Answer 4

Green!

Question 5

Complimentary:

Answer 5

Colour contrast, opposites on colour wheel.

Question 6

Analogous:

Answer 6

Colour adjacency ex.) similar greens

Question 7

Warm colours:

Answer 7

located on right side of weel

Question 8

Cool colours

Answer 8

left side of wheel.

Question 9

Successive contrast:

Answer 9

Happens when a given colour is viewed in one environment (one colour background) and then in another in quick succession. The colour will be modified relative to these new surroundings.

Question 10

Colour preference and meaning: Why would we prefer either warmer or cooler colours?

Answer 10

Humans prefer warm! Longer wavelength colours (warm) appear to advance towards the viewer (appear closer)

Question 11

Mapping convention’s

Answer 11

1. ) No more than 12 classes.
2. ) Darker shades for higher values.
3. ) When focus is on extremes avoid midrange values and chroma.
4. ( Brewers colour schemata