Map Projections

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Which map projection is commonly used for navigation and nautical charts?

  1. Mercator

  2. Transverse Mercator

  3. Lambert Conformal Conic

  4. Gnomonic


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Mercator projection is a cylindrical projection that preserves angles and shapes, making it suitable for navigation and nautical charts.

What is the main characteristic of an equal-area map projection?

  1. Preserves angles

  2. Preserves shapes

  3. Preserves distances

  4. Preserves areas


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

An equal-area map projection maintains the correct proportion of areas between different regions on the map.

Which map projection is often used for world maps and atlases?

  1. Robinson

  2. Peters

  3. Mollweide

  4. Azimuthal Equidistant


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Robinson projection is a compromise projection that balances the distortion of shapes, areas, and distances, making it suitable for world maps and atlases.

What is the primary advantage of the Transverse Mercator projection?

  1. Conformal

  2. Equal-area

  3. Azimuthal

  4. Orthographic


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Transverse Mercator projection is a conformal projection, meaning it preserves angles and shapes, making it useful for large-scale topographic maps.

Which map projection is commonly used for polar regions?

  1. Azimuthal Equidistant

  2. Stereographic

  3. Lambert Conformal Conic

  4. Mercator


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Stereographic projection is a conformal projection that is often used for polar regions because it preserves angles and shapes near the poles.

What is the main purpose of a gnomonic projection?

  1. Navigation

  2. World maps

  3. Topographic maps

  4. Great-circle routes


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The gnomonic projection is an azimuthal projection that is used to represent great-circle routes, which are the shortest paths between two points on a sphere.

Which map projection is commonly used for aeronautical charts?

  1. Lambert Conformal Conic

  2. Transverse Mercator

  3. Polyconic

  4. Miller Cylindrical


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Lambert Conformal Conic projection is often used for aeronautical charts because it preserves angles and shapes over large areas.

What is the main characteristic of an orthographic map projection?

  1. Conformal

  2. Equal-area

  3. Azimuthal

  4. Gnomonic


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

An orthographic map projection is an azimuthal projection that shows the Earth's surface as if viewed from a distant point in space.

Which map projection is used to create maps of small areas with high accuracy?

  1. Polyconic

  2. Albers Equal-Area

  3. Universal Transverse Mercator

  4. Bonne


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) projection is a conformal projection that is used to create maps of small areas with high accuracy.

What is the main advantage of the Albers Equal-Area projection?

  1. Conformal

  2. Equal-area

  3. Azimuthal

  4. Orthographic


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Albers Equal-Area projection is an equal-area projection that is often used for thematic maps and statistical analysis.

Which map projection is commonly used for topographic maps?

  1. Lambert Conformal Conic

  2. Transverse Mercator

  3. Polyconic

  4. Miller Cylindrical


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Lambert Conformal Conic projection is often used for topographic maps because it preserves angles and shapes over large areas.

What is the main purpose of a sinusoidal projection?

  1. Navigation

  2. World maps

  3. Topographic maps

  4. Equal-area maps


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The sinusoidal projection is an equal-area projection that is often used for world maps because it preserves the correct proportion of areas between different regions.

Which map projection is used to create maps of the entire Earth?

  1. Robinson

  2. Peters

  3. Mollweide

  4. Azimuthal Equidistant


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The Mollweide projection is an equal-area projection that is often used to create maps of the entire Earth.

What is the main characteristic of an azimuthal equidistant projection?

  1. Conformal

  2. Equal-area

  3. Azimuthal

  4. Gnomonic


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

An azimuthal equidistant projection is an azimuthal projection that preserves the correct distance and direction from a central point.

Which map projection is commonly used for thematic maps and statistical analysis?

  1. Albers Equal-Area

  2. Lambert Conformal Conic

  3. Transverse Mercator

  4. Polyconic


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Albers Equal-Area projection is an equal-area projection that is often used for thematic maps and statistical analysis.

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