Interrupted Map correct answers Removes parts of the globe to prevent distortion
Uninterrupted Map correct answers Displays the entirety of the earths surface but may cause
more areas of distortion
Mercator Map Projection correct answers Shows accurate direction but has significant distortion
in size of land marks
Goode Homolosine Projection correct answers Shows true size and shape of land masses but has
distortion near edges of the map and is not good for directions
Robinson Projection correct answers Had more distortion near the poles to preserve size and
shape of land mass but spreads distortion across the entire map for all areas
Gall-Peters Projection correct answers More accurate projections at showing true size of the
earths land mass but has significant distortion of the shape of land masses and direction
Reference Maps correct answers Informational maps that's show boundaries, names, and
geographic features. Used for directions, to display property lines, and key geographic features
Topographic Map correct answers Reference map that's used contour lines to display terrain and
elevation changes in an area
Absolute Direction correct answers Actual direction you're heading
Relative Direction correct answers A direction given in relation to another objects current
location
Absolute Distance correct answers Exact distance. (Miles)
Relative Distance correct answers Approximate distance (minutes or hours)
Thematic Maps correct answers Displays spatial patterns of places and uses quantitative data to
display topics
Chloropleth Map correct answers A thematic map where data is shown using different colors or
shades of color to show different quantities of a data set
Dot Density Map correct answers A thematic map where dots are placed where data is occurring.
Allows you to see spatial distribution of data
Graduated Symbol Map correct answers A thematic map where shapes, items, or symbols are
used to show the location and amount of data