Master the Basics of Maps and Thematic Mapping in this Quiz

Most maps represent features of the Earth (such as roads, buildings, and lakes) from a viewpoint directly above those features. Planimetric (or 2D) representations of geographic features are common in maps, although the Earth is ______ dimensional.

Cartographic abstraction: How features are cartographically represented using visual variables such as color, shape, size, ______, etc.

Figure of Topographic map is used as a reference map showing the location of natural and ______ features.

Mapmakers rely on cartographic conventions to reduce ______.

Cartographers apply cartographic principles to design and create effective ______.