What is a building frontage?

Boundary or Surface between footpath and adjoining building.

What is a map legend?

A table of symbols described on a map for explaining the map better.

What is a cognitive map?

The mental map that people carry of physical spaces.

Why is the mercator projection criticised?

It gives people a false impression of the size of the world's landmasses.

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Mapping Public Spaces_Quiz 1

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1
ALL maps are subjective representations.
False
True
2
Which of the following factors could affect "walkability" in a street? Select the WRONG answer
Presence of a metro station
Frontages
Too much traffic in the carriageway
Street Lighting
3
Which of the following CANNOT be interpreted through a pedestrian audit?
Footpath quality
Temporality
Safety
Building heights.
4
What is a building frontage?
Building fenestrations in the front of buildings.
It is a term used in landscape design to describe plants lining the street.
Shops, eateries etc, lining the footpath.
Boundary or Surface between footpath and adjoining building.
5
What is the process of mapping called?
Cognition Science
Contouring
Cartography
Psycho-geography
6
What is a map legend?
A table of symbols described on a map for explaining the map better.
The origin story of the map.
The symbols and colours inside a map.
The history of the map and areas in it.
7
Maps can be used as tools of manipulation by those in power.
True
False
8
Which of the following maps is the stereotypical world atlas map we are all familiar with?
South-Up Map
Non-prime meridian based
Peter's Projection
Mercator Projection
9
What is a cognitive map?
The map showing important landmarks in a space.
A map showing directions to a location.
The mental map that people carry of physical spaces.
The map people use to understand other people's perspectives.
10
Why is the mercator projection criticised?
It gives people a false impression of the size of the world's landmasses.
It distorts the longitudes in the map.
It doesn't show country boundaries.
It preserves directions for navigation.

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