Topic 3 Review

What is the primary purpose of maps?

• To provide entertainment

• To serve as a visual representation of data

• To create artistic designs

• To confuse travelers

How have tools and technology impacted mapmaking?

• They have made it more difficult

• They have had no impact

• They have improved mapmaking

• They have made maps obsolete

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What does a coordinate system describe in map projections?

• The color of the map

• The position of a location

• The size of the map

• The type of map

What is the latitude of the Equator?

• 90° north

• 66½° north

• 0° latitude

• 90° south

What is the longitude of the Greenwich Meridian?

• 90° east

• 0° longitude

• 66½° west

• 90° west

Which line separates the Northern Hemisphere from the Southern Hemisphere?

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

• International Date Line

• Greenwich Meridian

What is the longitude of the Prime Meridian?

• 0° longitude

• 90° longitude

• 180° longitude

• 45° longitude

How many minutes are in one degree of latitude or longitude?

• 60 minutes

• 30 minutes

• 90 minutes

• 120 minutes

Which map projection makes Greenland and Antarctica appear much larger than on a globe?

• Mercator projection

• Mollweide projection

• Winkel tripel projection

• Robinson projection

In the Mollweide projection, how is the Earth represented?

• As an ellipse

• As a rectangle

• As a circle

• As a square