GEOLOGY

EARTH SCIENCE

NATURAL HAZARDS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What type of map would city planners MOST likely look at when writing building codes?
A
a seismic map
B
a political map
C
a contour map
D
a climate map
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Road Maps. A road map is one of the most widely used map types. These maps show major and minor highways and roads (depending on the degree of detail), as well as things like airports, cities, and points of interest such as parks, campgrounds, and monuments.

Detailed explanation-2: -A political map shows the state and national boundaries of a place. A political map does not have any topographic features. It also shows the location of cities, with respect to each other.

Detailed explanation-3: -Seismic hazard is the hazard associated with potential earthquakes in a particular area, and a seismic hazard map shows the relative hazards in different areas. The maps are made by considering what we currently know about: Past faults and earthquakes.

Detailed explanation-4: -Thematic maps can be used for exploratory spatial data analysis, confirming hypotheses, synthesizing spatial data by revealing patterns and relationships, and data presentation.

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