Dot Maps

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Which are the metropolitan cities of India?

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Which is the smallest district in West Bengal?

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What is the major limitation of the graphical method?

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Name the capital of Bhutan.

Q. Which of the following maps are usually used to show population distribution?

1. Topographic maps
2. Political maps
3. Dot maps
4. Physical maps

Q. The dots in dot maps are used to show the distribution of the variable over a particular region on the map. Choose some of the advantages of dot maps relative to other thematic maps.

1. They are highly effective in showing density differences in a region.
2. They are flexible and work with all kinds of data.
3. They are simpler to retrieve data from the map.
4. They work well in black and white maps.

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Which of the following methods is used to draw the given map?

1. Choropleth
2. Isopleth
3. Topographic
4. Dot

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Which of the following districts is most populated in the given map?

1. Amravati
2. Varud
3. Achelpur
4. Surji

Q. What is the first step to draw a dot map?

1. Determine the number of dots to be plotted
2. Choose an administrative map of the region
3. Plot the dots on the map
4. Take the statistical data on the theme

Q. Choose some disadvantages of dot maps compared to other thematic maps.

1. They can be used when data is aggregated into enumeration units.
2. They can be used to map raw data.
3. The location of dots can be wrongfully infered as the precise location of the variable.
4. There has to be a fine balance between the dot's size and dot's value.

Q. Which of the following statements is not true about dot maps?

1. A scale shows the data represented by each dot.
2. The thickness of each dot remains uniform across the entire map.
3. Thematic layers can be combined using different shapes, colours, and sizes.
4. Dots of different sizes cannot be used in the same map.

Q. How is data depicted through dot maps?

1. Through lines
2. Through dots
3. Through different colors
4. Through triangles

Q. Which of the following is true regarding the dot maps?

1. Some dots should be thick
2. All dots should be of the same size
3. Some dots should be bold
4. Dots on the boundaries should be of different color

Q. Which of the following is the correct and complete order for plotting a dot map?

1. Choose an administrative map of the region>>Take the statistical data on a theme>>Determine the number of dots to be plotted
2. Take the statistical data on a theme>>Determine the number of dots to be plotted>>Plot the dots on the map
3. Choose an administrative map of the region>>Take the statistical data on a theme>>Count the number of dots to be plotted>>Plot the dots on a chart
4. Choose an administrative map of the region>>Take the statistical data on a theme>>Determine the number of dots to be plotted>>Plot the dots on the map

Q. All dots in a dot map should be of the same size.

1. True
2. False

Q. While preparing dot maps, the statistical data is gathered through counting.

1. True
2. False

Q. In dot maps, the lines illustrating the boundaries have to be bold and thick.

1. True
2. False