Maps and Demographics

Question 1

Symbolic representation fo all or part of the globe

Answer 1

map

Question 2

every map should have…

Answer 2

1. title
2. scale bar
3. compass rose
4. map key/legend

Question 3

tells you what the map is about

Answer 3

title

Question 4

tells you how to transfer distance on a map to actual distance

Answer 4

scale bar

Question 5

tells you which direction is north

Answer 5

compass rose

Question 6

tells us what symbols mean on a map

Answer 6

map key/legend

Question 7

objective location on a map

Answer 7

absolute location

Question 8

subject or in relation to

Answer 8

relative location

Question 9

political map

Answer 9

1. has man made things(country boundaries)
2. different colors
3. different political divisions

Question 10

physical map

Answer 10

1. focused on physical properties(terrain mountains)
2. topography(elevation changes)

Question 11

thematic map

Answer 11

1. has specific kind of information(ex. pictures of stuff exported)
2. qualitative: what quality does the country have
3. quantitative: numbers in a map

Question 12

flowline map

Answer 12

1. ex. immigration of different ethnic groups
2. things moving from one place to another
3. thickness of arrow indicates quantity

Question 13

what are topographic maps also known as?

Answer 13

contour maps

Question 14

topographic maps illustrate…

Answer 14

the elevation above sea level using contour lines

Question 15

what does the gap between the contour lines stand for on a topographic map?

Answer 15

change in elevation: when there is a circle with no line it is the top
(closer line, steeper hill)

Question 16

connects points of equal elevation on a topographic map and shows the elevation and the shape of the land

Answer 16

contour line

Question 17

the difference in elevation between each contour line

Answer 17

contour interval

Question 18

every fifth line is darker and has an elevation printed on it

Answer 18

index contours

Question 19

rules of contour lines

Answer 19

1. they will never cross each other
2. contour lines always form closed loops even if not shown on a map
3. bend upstream when crossing a river
4. maximum possible elevation for a hill is one less than the value that would have designed the next contour line.

Question 20

a crater or sinkhole are represented by dashed lines, hachure marks, on the inside of a contour line

Answer 20

depressions

Question 21

locations whose exact elevation is know and is noted on a barass or aluminium plate and is indicated on maps with an x followed by a BM

Answer 21

benchmarks

Question 22

indicates the distance on the map compared to distance in the real world

Answer 22

map scale

Question 23

the study of populations of various categories

Answer 23

demogrpahics

Question 24

way of life of a people who share similar values of beliefs

Answer 24

culture

Question 25

five elements of culture

Answer 25

1. language
2. religion
3. social groups
4. government and economy