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Types of Geographic Representation Quiz

#1

Which type of geographic representation portrays the Earth's surface as if it were being viewed from space?

Satellite image
Explanation

Portrays Earth from space.

#2

What does a choropleth map represent?

Population density
Explanation

Depicts population density.

#3

What is the purpose of a cartogram?

To display population distribution
Explanation

Displays population distribution.

#4

Which type of geographic representation focuses on human-made features such as roads, cities, and political boundaries?

Political map
Explanation

Focuses on human-made features.

#5

What does a dot distribution map represent?

Population density
Explanation

Represents population density.

#6

Which type of geographic representation focuses on the ownership and boundaries of land parcels?

Cadastral map
Explanation

Focuses on land parcel ownership and boundaries.

#7

Which type of map is typically used to display spatial patterns of a specific theme such as population distribution or voting patterns?

Thematic map
Explanation

Displays specific theme's spatial patterns.

#8

What is the Mercator projection known for?

Preserving direction accurately
Explanation

Accurate direction preservation.

#9

What characteristic of a map projection is preserved in an azimuthal projection?

Direction
Explanation

Preserves direction.

#10

Which type of geographic representation is useful for showing direction and distance accurately but distorts area and shape?

Azimuthal projection
Explanation

Accurate direction and distance but distorts area and shape.

#11

Which type of map projection is commonly used for maritime navigation?

Mercator projection
Explanation

Commonly used for maritime navigation.

#12

Which type of map projection is often used for displaying polar regions?

Azimuthal projection
Explanation

Often used for polar regions.

#13

Which type of geographic representation distorts the sizes of land areas relative to their actual sizes on the Earth's surface?

Mercator projection
Explanation

Distorts land area sizes.

#14

What characteristic of a map projection is preserved in an equal-area projection?

Area
Explanation

Preserves area.

#15

Which type of map projection preserves both shape and area relatively accurately, but distorts distance and direction?

Gall–Peters projection
Explanation

Preserves shape and area but distorts distance and direction.

#16

Which type of map projection is used to create a 3D representation of the Earth's surface?

Orthographic projection
Explanation

Creates 3D Earth representation.

#17

Which type of map projection preserves shapes but distorts areas and directions?

Conic projection
Explanation

Preserves shapes but distorts areas and directions.

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