Mapping

Question 1

Types of maps?

Answer 1

▪️General purpose map
▪️Thematic map
▪️Topographic map

Question 2

Essential features of a map?

Answer 2

▪️title
▪️legend
▪️scale
▪️date
▪️North arrow
▪️borders

Question 3

Map projections?

Answer 3

▪️Mercator: used in atlases. Well suited for navigational charts. Gives true compass barring a, but distorts size and shape of countries near the top, bottom, and edges.
▪️Winkle Triple: some distortions but provides the best balance between size and shape of countries
▪️Equal Area: correct size of countries in relation to one another

Question 4

Cardinal points?

Answer 4

North, East, South, West

Question 5

Ordinal points?

Answer 5

NE, SE, SW, NW

Question 6

How to read military grids?

Answer 6

Red right, read up

Question 7

What’s 23.5°N

Answer 7

Tropic of Cancer

Question 8

What’s 23.5°S

Answer 8

Tropic of Capricorn

Question 9

What’s 66.5°N

Answer 9

Arctic Circle

Question 10

Definition of mapping?

Answer 10

A representation of the Earth’s features draw on a flat surface

Question 11

Is a really zoomed in picture a large scale, small scale, or medium scale map?

Answer 11

Large