Maps & Cartography

Question 1

Maps

Answer 1

Graphic representation of the cultural and/or physical environment

Question 2

Mapping/map making

Answer 2

All the processes

Question 3

Cartography

Answer 3

Art, science, and technology of making maps

Question 4

Mental maps

Answer 4

Mental assembling of space

Question 5

Tangible maps

Answer 5

Any map you can physically hold or touch

Question 6

Reference maps

Answer 6

General purpose map (used until 1700s when we were still “filling in” the world)

Question 7

Thematic maps

Answer 7

Emphasize a particular theme or special topic

Question 8

Qualitative maps

Answer 8

Displays spatial aspects of nominal data

Question 9

Quantitative maps

Answer 9

Displays spatial aspects of numerical data

Question 10

Choropleth map

Answer 10

Uses differences in shading, coloring, or symbols to show an average of a property

Question 11

Isarithmic map

Answer 11

Shows continuous quantitative fields

Question 12

Proportional map

Answer 12

Uses symbols that vary in size to show quantitative data

Question 13

Flow maps

Answer 13

Uses linear symbols to represent movement

Question 14

Dot density maps

Answer 14

Uses dots to show values of one or more numerical data fields

Question 15

Cartogram map

Answer 15

The geometry of a region is distorted to convey information