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Cartography - Test Set 4

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14 questions

Questions and explanations

  1. Question 1

    Which map projection preserves area but distorts shape?
    1. Mercator Projection
    2. Robinson Projection
    3. Azimuthal Projection
    4. Mollweide Projection
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  2. Question 2

    Which scale type is expressed as 1 cm = 1 km?
    1. Graphic scale
    2. Representative fraction
    3. Verbal scale
    4. None
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  3. Question 3

    Which symbol represents a church on a topographic map in India?
    1. A red circle
    2. A cross with a square base
    3. A blue wavy line
    4. A black triangle
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  4. Question 4

    What is the term for lines joining points of equal elevation on a map?
    1. Isobars
    2. Isohyets
    3. Isotherms
    4. Contours
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  5. Question 5

    Which map projection is used for nautical charts due to its straight rhumb lines?
    1. Mercator Projection
    2. Conic Projection
    3. Azimuthal Projection
    4. Mollweide Projection
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  6. Question 6

    Which type of map is used to show soil types across a region?
    1. Political map
    2. Physical map
    3. Thematic map
    4. Topographic map
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  7. Question 7

    Which map scale is most suitable for detailed city planning?
    1. Gentle slope
    2. Steep slope
    3. Flat terrain
    4. River valley
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  8. Question 8

    Which map scale is most suitable for detailed city planning?
    1. 1:1,000,000
    2. 1:50,000
    3. 1:10,000
    4. 1:500,000
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  9. Question 9

    What is the primary disadvantage of the Mercator Projection?
    1. Distorts areas at high latitudes
    2. Distorts shapes
    3. Distorts directions
    4. None of these
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  10. Question 10

    In which projection the distribution of wheat production in the world can be better shown?
    1. Mercator projection
    2. Bone's projection
    3. Molle Weide's
    4. None
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  11. Question 11

    The length of equator is not correctly shown on?
    1. Cylindrical equal area pojection
    2. Mercator's projection
    3. Molle weide projection
    4. None of above
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  12. Question 12

    The weather map of India is drawn on?
    1. Bonne's projection
    2. Polly conic projection
    3. Mercator's prpjection
    4. International prpjection
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  13. Question 13

    All parallels are standard parallels on the?
    1. Cylindrical Equal area projection
    2. Marcator's projection
    3. Sinusoidal projection
    4. None of above
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  14. Question 14

    Loxodrome is related to?
    1. Cylindrical projection
    2. Mercator's projection
    3. Bonne projection
    4. Molle weide projection
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