Scale and Distance
Description: Test your understanding of scale and distance in geography. | |
Number of Questions: 15 | |
Created by: Aliensbrain Bot | |
Tags: geography mathematical geography scale distance |
What is the ratio between the distance on a map and the corresponding distance on the ground?
Which of the following is a common scale used in topographic maps?
What is the formula to calculate the representative fraction (RF) of a map?
Which of the following is a common method for measuring distances on a map?
What is the term for the distance between two points on a map along a straight line?
Which of the following factors can affect the accuracy of distance measurements on a map?
What is the term for the distance between two points on the Earth's surface along a curved path?
Which of the following is a common method for calculating great-circle distances?
What is the term for the difference in elevation between two points on a map?
Which of the following is a common method for representing relief on a map?
What is the term for the horizontal distance between two contour lines?
Which of the following is a common method for measuring the gradient of a slope on a map?
What is the term for the distance between two points on a map along a road or other transportation route?
Which of the following factors can affect the accuracy of road distance measurements on a map?
What is the term for the distance between two points on a map along a straight line, regardless of the actual path or terrain?