Maps and other

Question 1

What makes a good map?

Answer 1

> Legend/key
Correct spelling
Neatness/clarity
Compass rose
Title

Question 2

What makes all maps wrong?

Answer 2

&laquo_space;it’s physically impossible to take the surface of a sphere and accurately represent it on a flat plane without distorting it in some way.

Question 3

Why do we have different kind of map projections?

Answer 3

= We have many different map projections because each has different purpose + there is more than one way to flatten an orange peel. Some projections can even preserve certain features of the Earth without distorting them, though they can’t preserve everything.

Question 4

What are four different characteristics that get distorted?

Answer 4

Direction/Distance

#DISTANCE/DIRECTION
#SHAPES
#AREA

Question 5

What is the most common map?

Answer 5

^ Mercator projection

Question 6

Why do we have coordinates?

Answer 6

)) measuring and communicating positions directly on the Earth as latitude and longitude

Question 7

Why do time zones exist?

Answer 7

(( Convenience
(( The earth’s rotation

Question 8

What two inventions created the need for time zones?

Answer 8

• Railroads
• Trains

Question 9

What an unusual time zone?

Answer 9

New Zealand’s Chatham Islands uses Chatham Standard Time Zone, an unusual time zone that is UTC +12:45.

Question 10

Name 2 of the most populated cities (include countries)

Answer 10

Osaka, Japan
Cairo, Egypt

Question 11

Explain the 3 determining factors?

Answer 11

(do this in your own words)
Low income basically means that the people living in that country are not making a lot of money compared to developed countries citizens.
Weak human resources means the peoples needs are not being met. Low economy diversity is saying that the country can’t provide a lot for other countries and if that one thing becomes unavailable they will have no economy.

Question 12

List 2 factors that influence population movement. Give one push/pull example for each

Answer 12

Love: someone you love wants to move, you fell in love with someone online from somewhere else
Weather: Its always rainy where you live (im looking at you UK) that place has tropical weather.

Question 13

Explain the relationship between highly populated areas and the natural environment.

Answer 13

; Mostly in hot/warm places
; Good farmland/rich soil
; A lot are on the coast

Question 14

name 3 less developed and 3 more developed

Answer 14

less { Ethiopia, Eritrea, Chad }
more { France, Italy, Germany }

Question 15

Regions where there are a lot of more and which have a lot of less

Answer 15

more [ Europe, North, temp and polar zone ]
less [ Tropical and temp zone, Africa ]

Question 16

What are challenges that more developed countries face?

Answer 16

Sustainability, Income inequality, mental health challenges.

Question 17

What are challenges that less developed countries face?

Answer 17

Natural disasters, Extreme poverty, debt.