Cartography Exam #1 Review
Ptolemy
Mercator
Erastosthenes
Idrisi
Scientific
generalization
replicative
& abstract symbols
map
design
geoid
vs. ellipsoid
geodesy
GPS
loxodrome
great
circle arc
Tissot’s
indicatrix
standard
lines and points
derived
maps
qualitative
and quantitative thematic maps
mollweide
projection
Hammer
projection
Boggs
eumorphic projection
Lambert
equal-area azimuthal proj.
Albers
equal-area projection
Gall-Peters
projection
State
Plane coordinate System
UTM
system
map
accuracy
variables
vs. values vs. array
skewness
and kurtosis
regression
line
residuals
from regression
digitizer
normal
distribution
mode,
mean, median
Clarke
ellipsoid of 1866
Geodetic
Reference System (GRS80)
standard
lines and points
1. Briefly list and characterize the major
historical periods of cartography.
2.
Provide a definition of cartography. How
is geographic cartography different?
3. What are the two main kinds of maps? (mental maps would make up a 3rd) Provide examples of each.
4. What are the four operations in the cartographic
abstraction and generalization process?
Explain and provide examples of each.
5. Be familiar with the system of latitude and
longitude (geographic grid)
6. What are the three methods of expressing map
scale on a map? Know specifically how to
use RF.
7. All maps have some distortion. What are the four types of possible
distortion (and thus the four mapping methods used to minimize this)?
8. What are the three main projection
families? Explain each and provide
examples.
9. What five elements “must be carefully
considered in the selection of a map projection”? Explain each.
10. Are there any rules that should govern the
process of changing map scale from one map to another? Explain.
11. What are the 4 measurement scales? (pp.74-75; and chap.5) Provide specific examples of each.
12. What are the three derived indices used by
geographers? Define and provide an
example of each.
13. What are the major methods used to summarize
data distributions for nominal data, ordinal data, and interval and ratio
data? Briefly provide an equation and
explanation for each.
14. What are the methods listed in your textbook
used to measure aerial concentration and association? Briefly provide an equation and explanation
for each.
15. What is classification? Why do scientists classify objects or events?
16. What three processes comprise map use? Explain each.
17. What is the art in cartography?
18. Be able to recognize the “code of ethics” for
the thematic cartographer (p.19).
19. Be familiar with the material on all labs.