How have cartographers tried to mitigate the problem of distortion on maps?

Using different shapes of maps other than rectangles

What do economic/resource maps show?

Land usage and natural resources

What is another problem with the Mercator Projection Map

Upholds ideas of white supremacy by making Europe & N. Amercia look too big

Border, Orientation, Legend, Title, Scale

A map that shows particular information related to theme is a thematic map. An example is...

Natural Disasters, Locations of chocolate shops

What is the problem with the Mercator Projection Map

Distortion: the size of countries is wrong

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1
On a physical map rivers are labelled in which direction?
Horizontally
Labels should be in the legend.
Along the river
2
How have cartographers tried to mitigate the problem of distortion on maps?
Using different shapes of maps other than rectangles
They haven't because they can never have an accurate map so why bother
Adding a disclaimer to their maps about what is distorted
They stopped making maps, no one is a cartographer anymore
3
What do political maps show?
Capitals
International Borders
All of the above
Cities
4
What do economic/resource maps show?
Population and resources
Landform features and land usage
Power generators and population
Land usage and natural resources
5
What is another problem with the Mercator Projection Map
It was bad for navigation and made trips across the Atlantic longer
Gerardus Mercator put the Prime Meridian through Flanders - born there
There are no other problems with the map
Upholds ideas of white supremacy by making Europe & N. Amercia look too big
6
BOLTS stands for
Bread, Oranges, Lettuce, Tomatoes, Sauce
Border, Order, Legend, Theme, Scale
Border, Orientation, Legend, Title, Scale
Base, Optics, Luck, Time, Source
7
What do Climate maps show?
Climate Zones
Highways
Elevation
Resources
8
What do physical maps show?
Resources
Landform features
Contour lines
Population
9
A map that shows particular information related to theme is a thematic map. An example is...
Climate
Natural Disasters
Locations of chocolate shops
Capital Cities
10
What is the problem with the Mercator Projection Map
Direction & Distance are represented in a confusing way
Distortion: the size of countries is wrong
Distraction: there are fantasy creatures on the map
Distortion: Africa is stretched
11
On political maps cities are labelled in which direction?
Horizontally, next to the city
They aren't labelled
In the legend.
12
All maps are perfectly accurate representations of the world
False
True
13
Map type tells you the ______ and _____ of a map
Size and Direction
Purpose and Focus
Orientation and Title
Focus and Direction
14
Which map shows highways, roads and driving routes?
Thematic Map
Road Map
Political Map
Physical Map

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