Trivia Quiz on Cartography

1. On a UK ordinance survey map what is shown by a blue star

A) National park

B) Major shopping centre

C) Public toilet

D) Railway station

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2. Which is the most westerly South American country through which the Equator passes

A) Ecuador

B) Colombia

C) Brazil

D) Peru

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3. What was named after amerigo vespucci

A) America

B) Columbia

C) Australia

D) Argentina

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4. What line on a map connects places of equal rainfall

A) Isohyat

B) Isobar

C) Isotherm

D) Isopach

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5. On an ordinance survey map which symbol shows a battlefield

A) Crossed swords

B) Crossed spears

C) Castle with towers

D) Ruin symbol

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6. Who makes maps

A) Geographer

B) Mapmaker

C) Surveyor

D) Cartographer

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7. Which meridian does the international date line approximately follow through the pacific ocean

A) 180 degree meridian

B) 0 degree meridian

C) 90 degree meridian

D) 170 degree meridian

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8. Meridians converge at the ______

A) Equator

B) Prime Meridian

C) Arctic Circle

D) Poles

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9. Who was the English born Surveyor-General of India who completed the first trigonometrical survey of the Sub-Continent

A) Sir Andrew Waugh

B) James Rennell

C) William Jones

D) Sir George Everest

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10. The symbols used on a map are explained by the ______.

A) Scale

B) Compass Rose

C) Index

D) Legend

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11. What Did Harry Beck Design In The Late 1930's?

A) A Paris Metro map

B) A diagram of London's bus routes

C) The London Underground Map

D) The New York Subway Map

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12. Phyllis Pearsall Is Responsible For The Design And Creation Of What Book First Published In 1936

A) The London Street Atlas

B) The Atlas of Great Britain

C) The London A-Z

D) The City of London Directory

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13. This imaginary line approximately follows the 180 degree meridian through the pacific ocean

A) Prime Meridian

B) International date line

C) Antimeridian

D) Equator

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14. An isoneph on a map joins places of equal what

A) Average Temperature

B) Wind Speed

C) Rainfall Amount

D) Average Cloud Cover

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15. Who invented the most common projection for world maps

A) Gerardus Mercator

B) Arno Peters

C) Arthur Robinson

D) Oswald Winkel

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16. An isohel on a map joins place of equal what

A) Rainfall

B) Elevation

C) Sunshine

D) Temperature

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17. The symbols used on a map are explained by the ________.

A) Key

B) Scale

C) Legend

D) Compass Rose

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18. What does a cartographer do

A) Creates weather forecasts

B) Makes maps

C) Designs buildings

D) Studies the stars

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19. Through which ocean does the International Date Line approximately follow the 180 degree meridian?

A) Arctic Ocean

B) Pacific Ocean

C) Indian Ocean

D) Atlantic Ocean

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20. Meridians converge at the ________.

A) Equator

B) Antarctica

C) Prime Meridian

D) Poles

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21. He invented the most common projection for world maps.

A) Ptolemy

B) Ortelius

C) Mercator

D) Lambert

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22. This imaginary line approximately follows the 180 degree meridian through the Pacific Ocean.

A) Prime Meridian

B) Equator

C) Arctic Circle

D) International date line

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23. What is the circle of the earth at 0 degrees latitude called?

A) Prime Meridian

B) Tropics of Cancer

C) Equator

D) Arctic Circle

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24. He visited Australia and New Zealand, then surveyed the Pacific Coast of North America.

A) Vancouver

B) Seattle

C) San Francisco

D) Portland

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25. Which is the Earth's fifth largest continent ?

A) Africa

B) Europe

C) Antarctica

D) North America

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26. He visited australia and new zealand, then surveyed the pacific coast of north america.

A) James Cook

B) Abel Tasman

C) Vancouver

D) Ferdinand Magellan

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27. What Does A Dotted Line Represent On An Ordinance Survey Map

A) A Footpath

B) A Bridleway

C) A River

D) A Fence Line

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28. What was named after Amerigo Vespucci?

A) America

B) Australia

C) Columbia

D) Virginia

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29. Which famous explorer visited Australia and New Zealand, then surveyed the Pacific coast of North America?

A) James Cook

B) Abel Tasman

C) Ferdinand Magellan

D) Captain George Vancouver

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