ESM291

_________________ 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

_________ refer to any
visual display of information,
particularly if it is abstract
generalised or schematic

___________________ is
one of the most important
elements of a map

A map is not a __________
of the Earths surface

Every map is symbolised
Symbols are the
_____________ of the map
maker

_________ refers to both
the study of maps and the
process of map making

A _______________ is an
accurate representation of
the spherical shape of the
world

________ of longitude are
arbitrary but conventional
lines and together with the
parallels based upon the
naturally given equator
constitute the globe grid

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

A map shows a twodimensional representation
of _____________
dimensional features

The term __________ map
refers to the maps that are
not actually produced and
just exist in our minds

Every map is a reduced
version of some aspects
of_________

All but one is not a
component of map
______________

Maps can be grouped into
various classes or
_________________

As a ___________ rule the
higher the denominator the
smaller the scale and vice
versa

All but one is not a map
analysis tasks
__________________

_________________ has to
do with showing the curved
surface of the earth on a
plane or flat sheet

_________ 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

___________ is an
electronic or digital device
used to record information
on the latitude and longitude
of any location on the
surface of the earth

The map ____________
shows the symbols on a
map and gives their meaning

Basically there are
____________ broad tasks
involved in map analysis

Symbols are used to
represent one-dimensional
or linear features such as
roads rivers railways
pipelines and power or
telecommunication cables
_________

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

The course material
ESM291 titled Map Analysis
was written by
_________________

Drainage here refers to
___________ and rivers

__________ tells the
directions on a map using
the cardinal points of North
South East West and so on

A __________ is an isolated
one family residence

___________________
refers to outlining or placing
boundaries round regions or
areal units observed on the
map

___________________
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

Another name for literal
symbol is
_________________

__________ states that
Maps are valuable timeless
objects that we would be lost
without

All but one is not a type of
map projection
________________

______________ is used to
graphically display and
disseminate geographical
information

Latitudes and longitudes as
well as other geographical
referencing systems are very
useful in fixing the positions
of features on a
___________

____________ preserve
distances to places from one
or two point

______________refers to
listing or counting of discrete
items visible on a map For
example on a large scale
map showing a portion of a
city we can count or take a
census of the number of
individual houses boreholes
bus stops or petrol stations
in the area.

It is always good to provide
a legend or key that explains
what each ___________ on
a map represents

______________ lines run
north and south around the
earths surface they intersect
at the poles and measure
distance east and west from
the Prime Meridian

Today maps are commonly
produced on computers
using software such as
_______________

There are many different
types of maps that attempt
to represent specific
___________

__________ 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

_____________ is the
mathematical transformation
of the spherical Earth unto a
flat medium

The sources of data for map
making can be grouped into
____________ broad
categories

___________ map shows
physiographic features such
as forests grassland
woodland tundra grazing
land ocean floors and ocean
sediments could be included
in this large grouping

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

____________ defines a
map as A representation
usually on a plane surface of
all or part of the earth or
some other body showing a
group of features in terms of
their relative size and
position

A map scale can be
expressed in __________
different ways

______________ maps that
show climate, weather and
wind are types of
environmental maps

Maps have changed from
basic expressions of
___________to works of art
and extremely accurate
scientific tool

Maps and map-making have
undergone some notable
_______________________
trend