Preview (20 questions)
1 Question
30 seconds
Q.

The person who makes maps is known as a _________.


Surveyor

Cartographer

Hector

2 Question
30 seconds
Q.

James Rennell drew the first map of Africa in the year ________.


1798

1700

1689

3 Question
30 seconds
Q.

Jigsaw puzzles were invented in the late ______ century to be used in geography classes.


20th

19th

18th

4 Question
30 seconds
Q.

The first map to custom the name America was made by a German cartographer named _________.


John Cabot

Martin Waldseemuller

Marco Polo

5 Question
30 seconds
Q.

Not all places on the map exist.


True

False

6 Question
30 seconds
Q.

________ has created at least one paper town in Argleton, England.


Polo

Yahoo

Google

7 Question
30 seconds
Q.

There are four Norths on the map.


True

False

8 Question
30 seconds
Q.

The first printed map is in an encyclopedia known as _________.


Juan de la Cosa

Rudimentum Novitiorum

Amerigo Vespucci

9 Question
30 seconds
Q.

_________ Projection was invented in the mid-16th century by Gerardus Mercator.


Mercator

Columbus

Explore

10 Question
30 seconds
Q.

The first known map for putting North on top and South at the bottom is from _______.


Finland

Australia

Korea

11 Question
30 seconds
Q.

The term globe was derived from the Latin word _______.


Global

Globus

Glory

12 Question
30 seconds
Q.

The history of maps is traced back to ancient times.


True

False

13 Question
30 seconds
Q.

The best place to purchase maps is the _________.


Denmark

Sweden

Netherlands

14 Question
30 seconds
Q.

In which year, did they discover a map of the night sky in France?


1998

2000

2022

15 Question
30 seconds
Q.

The Mercator projections have some shortcomings.


True

False

16 Question
30 seconds
Q.

The Fra Mauro map was created by the monk Fra Mauro in ______ AD.


1400

1409

1450

17 Question
30 seconds
Q.

The celestial globes focus more on the position of stars in the sky without considering the parts of the sun, moon, and planets.


True

False

18 Question
30 seconds
Q.

The oldest known map is of the Earth and not the stars.


True

False

19 Question
30 seconds
Q.

There is a map of stars that shows three bright stars known today as the _________.


Trio Challenge

Summer Triangle

Triangle Way

20 Question
30 seconds
Q.

A map is different from an aerial photograph because it includes interpretation.


True

False