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Cartography And Map Analysis Question Paper

Cartography And Map Analysis

Course:Bachelor Of Arts In Geography

Institution: Kenyatta University question papers

Exam Year:2009

KENYATTA UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS 2009/2010
FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF
EDUCATION, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE AND BACHELOR OF ARTS

AGE 100: CARTOGRAPHY AND MAP ANALYSIS

DATE: Monday 21st December 2009

TIME: 2.00pm ? 4.00pm

INSTRUCTIONS: Answer three questions at least one from each section

SECTION A: CARTOGRAPHY
Q1.
Discuss the history of the development of cartography highlighting its key land marks.
Q2.
a)
What is draftsmanship?
b)
What are qualities of good draftsmanship?
c)
With the aid of examples and illustrations, distinguish thermatic and general maps.
Q3.
Distinguish qualitative and quantitative methods of depicting relief.

SECTION B: MAP ANALYSIS
Q4.
a)
Discuss the three types of scale.
b)
Given that the finest line that can be plotted on a map is 0.01 of an inch, determine the plottable error of a map of Kiambu of scale 1:50,000.
c)
What is the significance of the concept of plottable error to a cartographer and map user?
Q5.
a)
What is the nearest neighbour statistic?
b)
Show how it is used as a method of point patterns analysis in settlement geography.
Q6.
a)
Distinguish map reading, map interpretation and map analysis.
b)
Describe five main marginal information on maps.