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 Chapter 7 Test Bank Questions

Multiple Choice:

1. The art and science of making maps describes

a. GIS.
b. thematic design.
c. cartography.
d. map intuition.

2. A small scale map would show

a. a larger geographic area than a large-scale map.
b. a smaller geographic area than a large-scale map.
c. the same geographic area as a large-scale map, just at a smaller resolution.
d. the same geographic area as a large-scale map, just at a larger resolution.

3. Which of the following representative fractions would indicate the largest scale map?
a. 1:1
b. 1:0
c. 1:1000000
d. 1:24000

4. On a very small scale map, cities would likely be shown as

a. points.
b. polygons.
c. individual lines.
d. grid cells.

5. A very large scale map would likely show

a. more detail than a very small-scale map.
b. less detail than a very small-scale map.
c. the same amount of detail as a very small-scale map, just at a smaller resolution.
d. the same amount of detail as a very small-scale map, just at a larger resolution.

6. A graphical representation of the orientation of the map can best be shown with a
a. label.
b. legend.
c. scale bar.
 d. north arrow.

7. A key to what the various symbols on a map are representing can be found in the map’s
a. type.
b. labels.
c. legend.
d. scale bar.

8. A graphical representation of the equivalent distances on a map can best be shown with a
a. scale bar.
b. north arrow.
c. type.
d. legend.

9. A map template provides

a. a pre-arranged way of placing elements on a map.
b. a blank space that can be used to place items on a map.
c. a pre-made map that can immediately be printed.
d. previously created symbology already applied to the map’s legend.

10. Which of the following is an example of a thematic map?

a. A trail map of a local municipal park
b. A map of a new subdivision, showing the locations of new roads and houses
c. A map of a neighborhood showing which houses are rentals and which are
not
d. A map showing the locations of all casinos in Pennsylvania

11. Which of the following is not an example of a thematic map?

a. A map of the United States 2012 Presidential election, showing whether a state’s
electoral college votes went to Barack Obama or Mitt Romney
b. A map of the counties of Nevada, showing whether that county has casinos in it or
not
c. A map of the Las Vegas strip, showing the location of each casino resort,
along with the number of slot machines in each establishment
d. A map of the townships of Ohio, showing whether or not hydraulic fracturing
permits have been issues in that county or not
12. Which of the following data classification methods selects class break levels by searching
for spaces in the data values?
a. Standard Deviation
b. Natural breaks
c. Equal Interval
d. Quantiles

13. Which of the following data classification methods attempts to place an equal number of
data values in each class?
a. Quantiles
b. Standard Deviation
c. Equal Interval
d. Natural Breaks

14. Which of the following data classification methods selects class break levels by taking
the complete range of values and dividing by the desired number of classes?
a. Natural Breaks
b. Equal Interval
c. Standard Deviation
d. Quantiles

15. Which of the following data classification methods uses the average distance to the mean
value of the dataset in determining class break levels?
a. Equal Interval
b. Quantiles
c. Natural Breaks
d. Standard Deviation

16. Having all count values of the data brought to the same level describes
a. normalization.
b. graduated symbols.
c. cholopleth mapping.
d. reference mapping.

17. Which of the following data formats will result in the least loss of data of a map graphic?
a. TIFF
 b. JPEG
c. DPI
d. CMYK

18. How features are displayed on a map to emphasize their level of prominence describes
a. cartographic generalization.
b. visual hierarchy.
c. geographic scale.
d. legend cartography.