Test on 11/16/21 Flashcards
……. have one or more than the following distortions. Shape, distance, area, or all of the above.
All of the Above
The famous London underground map emphasizes ______ position of the terminals.
Relative
A map’s purpose is to ______.
Communicate
If your features do not aide the map’s purpose you should _______ them.
Eliminate
Selection is guided by the map’s _____ and the map’s ______.
Purpose and Scale
This is another word for signs and symbols on a map.
Conventions
A general map type will not show this.
Age Distribution
This is the most common and easily recognized of the thematic maps.
Choropleth
A _______ uses kernel density to depict concentrations of points and sometimes lines across a continuous surface.
Density Map
Soft keys on the device are used to access SOLO Forest and ______.
T-Cruise
Using the device exported shape files will be saved in the following location.
My Documents>SOLO>Export
If you wanted to GPS several trees on campus, what type of data collection method would you use.
Static Points
If you wanted to GPS a square 40 acre tract what kind of data collection method would you use.
Dynamic Polygon
If you wanted to GPS a SMZ what type of method would you use.
Dynamic Polygon or Dynamic Line
Descriptive information about the feature is the answer to the attribute question.
?
This is the proprietary file type for SOLO Forest for data collection and storage.
UDF
There are no universally understood map symbols. (T/F)
False
Thematic maps may depict particular economic, socials, demographic, political, or environmental themes. (T/F)
True
On a dot-density map the size of the dots vary depending on the attribute values. (T/F)
False
A choropleth map uses colors or tones to depict attribute values within a polygon. (T/F)
True
TH eLondon underground map is an example of how to make a map with no distortion. (T/F)
False
It does not matter during map production if it is going to be read on a phone screen or a projector. (T/F)
False
The data frame of your map should always be large enough to fill the paper. (T/F)
True
It’s important to give your map balance amongst its elements. (T/F)
True
A legend is not always necessary. (T/F)
False
When stopping for long periods it is important to shut down your device. (T/F)
True
……on a feature to help your map communicate effectively. (T/F)
True
One must consider four stages of map production. List them below.
Real World
Selection
Generalization
Map
List three out of the five generalization tasks that can be used to generalize features in your map to better communicate its message.
Smooth Features Abstract Features Aggregate Features Exaggerate Features Displace Features
List the 7 essential items needed for all maps.
Title Scale Legend North Arrow Scale Bar Creator's Name Citations