GEOGRAPHY
3530 Name:_______________________
Cartography & GIS Final
Exam
Dr. Michael Peterson 100
pts
1. What is the distinction between analog and
digital cartography? (4pts)
2. What are the two major ways that information
acquired for mental maps? (2 pts)
a)
b)
3. Change the following to
RF’s and verbals: (2 pts each; 8 total)
7.2 inches : 1 mile RF _______________ 1cm: _____________ KM
3.2 cm : 7.3 KM RF _______________ 1in : _____________
miles
4.
On the map below, 300 meters measures 0.75 inches. What is the scale of the map in the following
expressions of scale (2 pts each; 6 total)
RF
1:_____________
1
in: _____________ miles
1
cm: ____________KM
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5. On a map with a scale of 1:75,000, a soybean field measures 2.25 x 1.75
cm. What is the area of the soybean
field? (2 pts each; 6 total)
a) square miles: b) acres: c) square KM:
6. Explain why a numeric expression of scale (RF, verbal scale)
cannot be used with maps available through the Internet (2 pt).
7. Describe each of the
following and indicate the significance of each to the history of cartography
(2 pts each):
a)
b)
Babylonian clay maps:
c) T in 0 maps:
d) Ptolemy:
e) photogrammetry:
8. Describe the work of Snow,
an early example of thematic cartography. How is his work related to GIS? (4
pts)
9. Use a diagram to explain
how Eratosthenes computed the circumference of the Earth. What assumptions did
he make? What angles did he measure? What rules from geometry did he use? (5
pts) /27
10. Describe the following
cartographers. (5 pts each)
a) Mercator:
b) Ortelius:
11. Describe the process of
making a map with the ArcMap program (10 pts)
12. Describe each of the
five aspects of cartographic abstraction (10 pts)
a) selection-
b) simplification-
c) exaggeration-
d) classification-
e) symbolization-
13. List the relative advantages of the computer vs. the paper
medium for cartography (10 pts):
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14. Describe some of the problems with
the online street mapping sites (10 pts).
15. Online Assignments (3 pts)
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