After the "Maps and Location Systems" lecture and readings you should be able to answer and discuss the following questions.
What is a map?
What are the advantages of using a globe over using a flat map?
What are the disadvantages of using a globe?
What are the advantages of a flat map?
What are the disadvantages of a flat map?
What are the difficulties in transferring the features from a spherical surface to a flat surface?
What are the differences between a developable and an undevelopable surface? Give examples of both.
What is the most widely used cylindrical projection? What is its biggest advantage? What are its serious drawbacks?
Describe a line of Longitude.
Describe a line of Latitude.
A full circle has how many degrees of arc in it?
Lines of Longitude are measured starting at ____ degrees (also known as the ________________) and reach their maximum value at ____ degrees (also known as the ________________).
Lines of Latitude are measured from ____ degrees (also known as the ________________) to ___ degrees at the ________________ and ________________.
One degree of arc is equal to ___________ minutes of arc.
One minute of arc is equal to ___________ seconds of arc.
List and define the pieces of information that all maps should have.
The ratio scale 1:50,000 literally means ____________.
Why is it called a ratio scale?
If no compass direction is given on a map, what must you assume?
