Intro to Maps Test Prep

Front

What is a two-dimensional representation of a geographical area called?

Back

Map

Front

Who is a cartographer?

Back

A mapmaker

Front

What is data aggregation?

Back

The process of collecting and organizing large amounts of information.

Front

Data can be shown on many ________ (such as individual, family, country, county, world).

Back

scales

Front

Spatial means relating to ________.

Back

space

Front

Spatial patterns often reveal the ________ of objects on Earth's surface.

Back

distribution

Front

Time–distance decay means that near things are more related than distant things.

Back

True

Front

What happens to interactions between two places as the distance between them increases?

Back

They decrease

Front

What is a compass rose?

Back

A drawing on the edge of a map showing the four cardinal directions (north, south, east, west)

Front

Fill in the blank: On most paper maps, ______ points up and ______ points down.

Back

north; south