maps

Question 1

what are the three types of maps?

Answer 1

• general purpose
• topographical
• thematic

Question 2

general purpose maps are drawn _________

Answer 2

to scale

Question 3

which maps have symbols and colours indicating roads, highways, etc

Answer 3

general purpose maps

Question 4

give an example of a general purpose map

Answer 4

road map

Question 5

how are topographical map’s elevation measured?

Answer 5

contour lines

Question 6

the closer the contour lines, the _____ the landscape is

Answer 6

steeper

Question 7

the further the contour lines, the _____ the landscape is

Answer 7

more level, gradual sloped

Question 8

what 3 things do topographical maps show?

Answer 8

• height of land features
• earth’s surface in detail
• roads, settlements, vegetation, power lines, etc

Question 9

what is the root word for thematic maps?

Answer 9

theme, topic

Question 10

what do thematic maps show?

Answer 10

pattern of statistical data over earth’s surface

Question 11

what are the 5 w’s of map reading?

Answer 11

• what is it?
• where is it?
• why is it here and not there?
• when will this change and how?
• what will happen to the people and the environment when it changes?