How Well Do You Know Cartography?

10 Questions | By Cripstwick | Updated: Mar 21, 2022 | Attempts: 630

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How Well Do You Know Cartography? - Quiz

Cartography is the branch of geography that deals with the making and discovery of maps. Take our cartography quiz to discover some knowledge of cartography.

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1.

Who is the most famous Cartographer?
- A.
  
  Ptolemy
- B.
  
  Hipparchus
- C.
  
  Eratosthenes
- D.
  
  Al Idrisi
2.

The most famous Cartographer lived for how many years?
- A.
  
  55-60
- B.
  
  65-70
- C.
  
  69-70
- D.
  
  59-60
3.

Cartography is formed from which if these languages?
- A.
  
  Spanish
- B.
  
  French
- C.
  
  Greek
- D.
  
  Roman
4.

The earliest known mapnwas painted on what?
- A.
  
  An animal skin
- B.
  
  A sheet of paper
- C.
  
  A piece of wood
- D.
  
  A caved wall
5.

What is another name for calling Cartography?
- A.
  
  Map Projection
- B.
  
  Map Construction
- C.
  
  Map Drawing
- D.
  
  Map Making
6.

Cartography has been an integral part of the human history for which range of years?
- A.
  
  Hundreds of year
- B.
  
  Thousands of year
- C.
  
  Millions of year
- D.
  
  Billions of year
7.

Who is referred to as the Father of Cartography?
- A.
  
  Heinrich Berann
- B.
  
  Hermann Haack
- C.
  
  Edgar Lehmann
- D.
  
  William R. Shepherd
8.

All of these Geographers made the World map except...
- A.
  
  Juan de la Cosa
- B.
  
  Cantino
- C.
  
  Caverio
- D.
  
  Coutinho
9.

Out of these people that created maps, identify the one that created the oldest map.
- A.
  
  Anaximander
- B.
  
  Posidonius
- C.
  
  Claes Janszoon Visscher
- D.
  
  Muhammad al-Idrisi
10.

The creator of the oldest map was born in which year?
- A.
  
  620 BC
- B.
  
  610 BC
- C.
  
  712 BC
- D.
  
  814 BC