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Introduction to Maps (College Board AP® Human Geography): Exam Questions

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11 mark

Which map projection is most accurate closest to the equator, but distorts areas further away from the equator?

  • Mercator

  • Robinson

  • Gall-Peters

  • Winkel-Triple

  • Authagraph

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21 mark

Which statement best describes the Authagraph map projection?

  • Division of the globe into 96 triangles, projecting onto a tetrahedron, which can then be unfolded into a rectangle.

  • A map with orange dots (Tissot Indicatrix), demonstrates the amount of distortion at different points on the globe.

  • Projection cylindrically, with stretching of countries.

  • A cylindrical projection, with vast distortion further away from the poles. This was created for maritime navigation.

  • The North Pole can be found in the center, with four quadrants, making a square.

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31 mark

The map projection which more accurately displays the country’s real proportions in relation to one another but distorts distance and shape, was created by who? 

  • Hajime Narukawa

  • Oswald Winkel

  • Gerardus Mercator 

  • James Gall and Arno Peters

  • Arthur Robinson

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41 mark

Which of the following data sets would an isoline map display?

  • Air pressure on a weather map

  • Population density

  • Election results

  • Average salary per person

  • Likelihood of seismic activity in a state

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51 mark

Which of the following is an example of an azimuthal projection?

  • Mercator

  • Gall Peters

  • Lambert Conformal Conic

  • Winkel Tripel

  • Albers Equal Area Conic

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61 mark

The invisible line that runs between the poles, cutting through Greenwich in England, is known as

  • Latitude

  • Equator

  • The Prime Meridian

  • Longitude

  • International Date Line

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71 mark

Which is not an example of absolute direction?

  • 20 degrees North

  • South-West

  • South

  • North-East

  • North of New York City

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81 mark

Which of the following is not an example of a reference map?

  • OS paper road map

  • A street map on a Sat Nav

  • Topographic map displaying elevation

  • Political map showing state borderlines

  • A population density map

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91 mark

During map projection, typical longitude and latitude lines are no longer used. What is used instead?

  • Conical

  • Isolines

  • Cartesian Coordinate System (X and Y axis)

  • Equator and Meridian

  • Azimuthal

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101 mark

Elevation is shown on a map with

  • Map scale

  • Grid lines

  • Isolines

  • Dots

  • Transit lines

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111 mark

You plot a map where much of the data is collected in one area, close together. What spatial pattern is represented on your map?

  • Clustering

  • Dispersal

  • Elevation

  • Absolute distance

  • Relative distance

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121 mark
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Source: USDA

The map above shows Harvested Acres by County for Selected States in 2022. What kind of map is this an example of?

  • Thematic map

  • Reference map

  • Dot map

  • Navigation map 

  • Topographic map

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131 mark

Which statement best describes the spatial pattern of dispersal? 

  • Data that shows the height of the land.

  • The exact distance between two places.

  • The cultural and social distance or connection between two places.

  • Data is spread out across a geographical area.

  • Data is concentrated across a geographical area.

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141 mark

When shapes and distances are different from their real measurements, this is known as

  • Elevation

  • Clustering

  • Distortion

  • Projection

  • Topography

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151 mark

Which of the following is not a form of thematic map?

  • Isoline maps

  • Cartograms

  • Topographical maps

  • Choropleth maps

  • Dot distribution maps

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161 mark

A map using different sizes of symbols to indicate different amounts of something, is a

  • Graduated symbol map

  • Isoline map

  • Dot distribution map

  • Cartogram

  • Choropleth map

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171 mark

 The directions on a compass, namely North, South, East and West, are known as

  • Relative directions

  • Latitudes

  • Absolute directions

  • Prime meridians

  • Cardinal directions

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181 mark

What types of landmasses are conic maps most useful for?

  • A landmass that runs North to South

  • Circular landmasses

  • A landmass that runs East to West

  • A landmass that runs West to East

  • A landmass that runs South to North

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