Map Projections and Their Impacts
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What are the basic elements of mental maps?

  • Landmarks, districts, boundaries, and labels (correct)
  • Paths, rivers, mountains, and countries
  • Rivers, oceans, continents, and forests
  • Cities, towns, villages, and roads

How are map projections helpful?

  • They always maintain accurate size, shape, distance, and direction
  • They provide 3D representations of the Earth's surface
  • They accurately represent the curved surface of the Earth on a flat surface (correct)
  • They eliminate all forms of distortion

What is the main weakness of sketch maps?

  • They are too detailed and comprehensive
  • They accurately represent interconnections of information
  • They overly emphasize meanings and experiences
  • They poorly capture meanings and experiences (correct)

What is the primary purpose of Google Earth?

<p>To accurately depict the Earth's curved surface on a flat screen (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do mental maps represent beyond spatial knowledge?

<p>Feelings and memory associated with a location (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of mental maps in human behavior and activities?

<p>They serve as the true basis for all human behavior and activities (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In the context of human geography, what is space?

<p>A large continuous area or expanse on earth's surface (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How are latitude and longitude defined?

<p>Latitude is the distance north or south of the equator, while longitude is the distance east or west of the prime meridian (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the Core Domain Sphere Model used to describe in cultural and economic geography?

<p>Cultural traits and economic activities within a region (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are geographic primitives used for?

<p>To create basic blocks for constructing other spatial constructs (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the key aspect of cultural landscape known as 'Cultural Artifacts'?

<p>Items that people make (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main factor contributing to the rapid growth of urban areas?

<p>Growing role of cities in economic/social life (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the term 'Urbanization' refer to?

<p>The people, infrastructure, and processes of cities (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In the context of Cultural Geography, what is the definition of culture?

<p>Practices, beliefs, language (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the key characteristics of cultural landscapes?

<p>Natural process outcomes and cultural process outcomes (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the fundamental measure that can be extracted from maps?

<p>Map scales (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In GIS, what is the vector representation of a smiley face?

<p>Points and lines (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary purpose of GIS software?

<p>Capture of geographically referenced information (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the straight line distance between two points?

<p>Euclidean distance (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which method of GIS data collection involves satellite imagery and RADAR?

<p>Remote sensing (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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