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Kindly note that you will be presented with 50 questions randomized from the NOUN question bank. Make sure to take the quiz multiple times so you can get familiar with the questions and answers, as new questions are randomized in each attempt.
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ESM291
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Basically there are ____________ broad tasks involved in map analysis
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There are ______________ broad categories into which map scales can be grouped
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___________ is an electronic or digital device used to record information on the latitude and longitude of any location on the surface of the earth
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________ of longitude are arbitrary but conventional lines and together with the parallels based upon the naturally given equator constitute the globe grid
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______________ lines run north and south around the earths surface they intersect at the poles and measure distance east and west from the Prime Meridian
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Latitudes and longitudes as well as other geographical referencing systems are very useful in fixing the positions of features on a ___________
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Every map is symbolised Symbols are the _____________ of the map maker
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All but one is not a type of map projection ________________
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All but one is not a map analysis tasks __________________
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Symbols are used to represent one-dimensional or linear features such as roads rivers railways pipelines and power or telecommunication cables _________
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_________________ are symbols that are derived from the abbreviation of some words hence they are in form of texts or letters They are used to indicate the locations of the features they represent
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____________ preserve distances to places from one or two point
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_________ refer to any visual display of information, particularly if it is abstract generalised or schematic
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In map ________________ we can use the information displayed on the map to make some logical inferences or conclusions about some other facts not expressly shown on the map
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Another name for literal symbol is _________________
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Every map is a reduced version of some aspects of_________
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Drainage here refers to ___________ and rivers
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A map shows a twodimensional representation of _____________ dimensional features
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A _______________ is an accurate representation of the spherical shape of the world
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___________ map shows physiographic features such as forests grassland woodland tundra grazing land ocean floors and ocean sediments could be included in this large grouping
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Maps can be grouped into various classes or _________________
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__________ tells the directions on a map using the cardinal points of North South East West and so on
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Maps and map-making have undergone some notable _______________________ trend
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The ___________ of a map shows how much how the given area has been reduced to paper size and hence how much you would have to enlarge your map to get the actual size of the piece of land shown on the map
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___________________ refers to outlining or placing boundaries round regions or areal units observed on the map
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Coordinate systems such as geographical coordinates and ________________ coordinates are very useful in determining the accurate locations of features on the map
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All but one is not a component of map ______________
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The __________ Scale tells the user how the map relates to the real world features it represents
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______________ symbols are mostly used in producing maps for children and nonliterate adults
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A projection is a method by which the curved surface of the earth is represented on a __________ surface
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___________ is the entails decoding of map symbols to derive their meanings and also understand the message or information those symbols convey to the map user
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_________ shows the coordinate system in the form of parallels of latitude and meridians of longitude so that the area can be placed in its proper geographical location on the globe
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The course material on ESM291 Map Analysis was first printed in _____________
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A __________ is an isolated one family residence
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__________ states that Maps are valuable timeless objects that we would be lost without
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Maps have changed from basic expressions of ___________to works of art and extremely accurate scientific tool
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Today maps are commonly produced on computers using software such as _______________
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_____________ is the mathematical transformation of the spherical Earth unto a flat medium
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__________ is refered to as a reference tool showing the outlines of selected natural and man-made features of the earth often acts as a frame for other information
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A map is not a __________ of the Earths surface
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The course material ESM291 titled Map Analysis was written by _________________
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___________________ maps are used in data analysis to make or test hypotheses such as the identification of cancer clusters examine the relationship between two distributions using simple transparent overlays identify suitable sites for a proposed project and so on
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_________________ has to do with showing the curved surface of the earth on a plane or flat sheet
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The earliest maps that have withstood the test of time were made on _________ tablets Maps were produced on leather stone and wood
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The map ____________ shows the symbols on a map and gives their meaning
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As a ___________ rule the higher the denominator the smaller the scale and vice versa
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_________ refers to both the study of maps and the process of map making
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The sources of data for map making can be grouped into ____________ broad categories
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______________ maps that show climate, weather and wind are types of environmental maps
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A _____________ map is also called an economic map it shows and represents the natural resources and the economic activity of different regions of an area
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