Cartographic Projection MCQ with Answers

Cartographic Projection MCQ with Answers

1) Which is the representation of the entire surface of the earth's ellipsoid on a plane ?

Answer is:

Cartographic projection

Explanation:

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2) What is the purpose of the theory of cartographic projection?

Answer is:

Study of all types of distortion

3) What is the study and practice of making maps ?

Answer is:

Cartography

4) Where were the scientific foundations of cartographic laid ?

Answer is:

Ancient Greece

5) Which was considered to be the oldest cartographic projections ?

Answer is:

Gnomonic projection