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1 Question
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The person who makes maps is known as a _________.


Surveyor

Cartographer

Hector

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


1798

1700

1689

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


20th

19th

18th

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


John Cabot

Martin Waldseemuller

Marco Polo

5 Question
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Not all places on the map exist.


True

False

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


Polo

Yahoo

Google

7 Question
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There are four Norths on the map.


True

False

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


Juan de la Cosa

Rudimentum Novitiorum

Amerigo Vespucci

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


Mercator

Columbus

Explore

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


Finland

Australia

Korea

11 Question
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The term globe was derived from the Latin word _______.


Global

Globus

Glory

12 Question
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The history of maps is traced back to ancient times.


True

False

13 Question
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The best place to purchase maps is the _________.


Denmark

Sweden

Netherlands

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


1998

2000

2022

15 Question
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The Mercator projections have some shortcomings.


True

False

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


1400

1409

1450

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


True

False

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


Trio Challenge

Summer Triangle

Triangle Way

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


True

False