Maps
Map that is displayed as a rectangle; shape has little distortion; huge distortion in size.
Mercator
Which person created early maps but contained many errors?
Ptolemy
Scale where saying an inch equals so many miles.
Verbal Scale
What degrees is the Equator?
Latitude 0 degrees
Map that is displayed a weird polygon shape; breaks up the oceans; has little distortion at all except for shape.
Goode Homolosine
Which person used his wealth to create better ships?
Prince Henry the Navigator
Scale that gives a fraction.
Fractional Scale
How many time zones are there?
24
Map that is displayed as an oval with a flat top & bottom; large size distortion.
Robinson
Which person created a clock that could be used at sea to determine longitude?
John Harrison
Scale that gives a small measurement and compares it to a larger one.
Graphic scale
Large scale
Map that is displayed as a rectangle; little distortion at all except at poles in terms of shape.
Gall-peters
Which person continued to study the impacts humans have on their physical environment; especially with the environment?
Carl Sauer
What type of scale is large fractions; small map; more detail?
Large scale
If you needed a map for ocean navigation, which one are you going to use?
Mercator
When a characteristic on a map is shown by color.
Chloropleth
Which person worked for the King of Sicily to create a map called Tabula Rogeriana?
Muhammad al Idrisi
What is the ratio between two places on a map and the actual distance on the Earth’s surface.
Scale
What allows people to more accurately describe and explain the world?
Advances in science and mathematics