How did the invention of the printing press change Cartography?

People could now have cheap maps to the common public and print their own.

Why are many old maps considered faulty or inaccurate?

People used fantasy places mixed with real places on their maps.

Cuneiform maps were written with __________&_________.

A Geometric Stylis and Clay Tablets

The new Modern Age inventions of ____________ and ____________ have greatly effected the careers in Cartography.

Global Positioning System (GPS) and Satellites Photos

Maps were often done by trained professionals in past times because

materials for maps were too expensive to waste on anyone messing up.

What 5 things are considered essential for a map to be made?

Title, Scale, Compass Rose, Key/Legend, North Arrow

A cartographer is someone who...

creates maps through art and science.

The Study of the Art and Science of Maps/Mapmaking

How did satellite imagery and the global positioning system (GPS) end up altering the career of cartography?

Cartography changed with the times and is more technological and accurate.

Why are Line and Space (Spatial Awareness) considered the most important Element of Art in a map?

Lines must be neat to see regions and space must be accounted for scale.

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1
How did the invention of the printing press change Cartography?
People could now see the texture of places on maps like mountain ranges.
People could now pay to have their very own cartographer.
People could now have cheap maps to the common public and print their own.
People could now pay a change tax to become a Cartographer.
2
Which two Elements of Art are the most important in a Cartography artwork?
Color and Value
Line and Space
Form and Shape
Texture and Balance
3
Why are many old maps considered faulty or inaccurate?
People did not have a good view of the land where they lives
People did not know how to make a correct map yet.
People did not travel very far in the olden days.
People used fantasy places mixed with real places on their maps.
4
Cuneiform maps were written with __________&_________.
Golf Leaf Paint and Parchment Paper
A Geometric Stylis and Clay Tablets
Quill Pen with Ink and Papyrus
Chisel and Stone Tablets
5
The first world maps made 600 BC, in a place called _______________ _____________________, known as modern-day Iraq.
Ancient Bethlehem
Ancient Mesopotamia
Ancient Sumer
Ancient Babylon
6
The new Modern Age inventions of ____________ and ____________ have greatly effected the careers in Cartography.
Computers and Instant Messaging Platforms
Pathways for Trains and Cars
Global Positioning System (GPS) and Satellites Photos
Cell-Phones and Video Games on Consoles
7
Maps were often done by trained professionals in past times because
no one else had a good enough sense of direction to make a map.
only a few people could afford to go to college for cartography.
materials for maps were too expensive to waste on anyone messing up.
it was a hard job that many people did not have the patience for.
8
What 5 things are considered essential for a map to be made?
Title, Scale, Compass Rose, Key of Legend, North Heart
Title, Scale, Compass, Key of Answers, North Star
Title, Scale, Compass Rose, Key/Legend, North Arrow
Title, Pictures, Compass Rose, Answer Key, North Marker
9
What Elements of Art are often found in Cartography?
Line and Pattern
Color and Balance
ALL Elements
Contrast and Space
10
People still have a career as a Cartographer in the modern times.
False
True
11
The invention of the ____________________________ in 1440s AD Germany, changed the entire world and cartography.
Lightbulb
Telegram
Printing Press
Morse Code
12
A painted/drawn landscape counts as an official map if it is realistic and of an actual place.
False
True
13
Who is considered to be the world's" first" official map-maker or cartographer?
Michelangelo
Herodotus
Socrates
Anaximander
14
A cartographer is someone who...
creates graphs of places in a ranked order.
studies historical maps and recreates them.
creates maps through art and science.
studies the geography of fantasy lands versus real places.
15
What is Cartography?
The Study of Science and History of Maps/Mapmaking
The Study of the Art and Science of Maps/Mapmaking
The Study of Art and Geography of GPS Imagery.
The Study of Math and Philosophy of Geography GPS
16
How did satellite imagery and the global positioning system (GPS) end up altering the career of cartography?
Cartography changed with the times and is more technological and accurate.
Maps are no longer needed and now are more of a trinket.
Maps became more accurate due to smarter modern age cartographers.
Cartographers no longer have jobs in modern times due to tech advancements.
17
Cartographers were often trained to be a professional _________________ as well.
Sailors
Scavengers
Philosophers
Artists
18
Who were the first group of people to draw the Earth as a sphere (globe) on a map?
Ancient Babylonians
Ancient Greeks
Ancient Egyptians
Ancient Romans
19
Babylonians created the first maps in a geometric language called __________________.
Hieroglyphs
Cuneiform
Calligraphy
Akkadian
20
Why are Line and Space (Spatial Awareness) considered the most important Element of Art in a map?
Space is used to portray distance and lines are for the artwork.
Space keeps everything organized while lines draw boundaries.
Lines and space is there to make the sections look neat for the viewer.
Lines must be neat to see regions and space must be accounted for scale.

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