Module 1 Vocab - Types of Maps
A shaded map
choropleth
A type of data that uses satellites to determine precise geographic location
GPS
spreads very fast
Stimulus
The four types of scales of analysis
local, national, regional, global
A type of region defined by a characteristic such as climate, language, or political boundaries
Formal Region
a map that has the same size dot across it
dot density
If I am using exact coordinates then I am finding the __________ __________
absolute location
It will change to fit the culture, region of a place as it travels
Stimulus
A researcher compares the population density of two neighborhoods within the same city. Which scale of analysis is being used?
Local
A type of region with an area that depends on it, such as television broadcasts, shopping or employment.
Functional Region
A type of map where the data is distorted and not proportional
Cartogram
Allows geographers to LAYER an analyze different types of spatial data
GIS Geographic Information Systems
If something spreads from Paris it is _________diffusion
A geographer compares Kentucky's population growth with Tennessee's population growth. What scale is being used?
Regional
The "South" is often considered this type of region.
Vernacular/Perceptual
A type of map that has a symbol that will increase or decrease based on the data
Graduated or proportional symbol
The idea prominent in the early 20th century that the environment was the dominant force in shaping culture of the people that live there
Environmental Determinism
What is relocation diffusion?
Most likely this scale of analysis will never be used
Global
Formal Region
A popular restaurant with high reviews but very few customers will drive 20 miles to get there. A new highway reduces the travel time from 20 minutes to 5 minutes and customers begin going there more often. What concept BEST describes this change?
Time Distance Decay
The belief that the innovative concepts of people will overcome the struggle that the environment places upon the people who dwell there
Possibilism
When a student in Kentucky can chat instantly with someone in Japan, order a product in China and receive it within days then what geographic concept BEST explains how advances in transportation and communication reduce the significance of distance
Time-space compression
Small vs. Large scale analysis is _________
A functional region can also be known as a ______region
Nodal