Geographic Resources
This method of geographic resource would show how land has changed over time
What is Satellite Images?
When given latitude and longitude, this term is where you end up
What is absolute location?
This thematic map would show the amount of people living in a particular area or areas
What is a population map?
This area was known as Formosa and the Republic of China before gaining it's independence
What is Taiwan?
This disputed area was split into 7 different countries
What is Yugoslavia?
This geographic source is gathered using a polaroid or canon
What are photographs?
This term gives you a point in relation to geographic features
What is relative location?
This thematic map would give information on how people make money in an area
What is an economic activity map?
This religiously focused country is known and contains areas named Palestine, the West Bank, and Gaza
What is Israel?
This country is a disputed territory because the North is communist
What is North Korea?
This source for geographic work includes going to the location and studying it "in the pasture"
What is field work?
This is the difference between a map or globe and the actual size of the world
What is scale?
This type of map would show boundaries in an area
What is a political map?
What is the Arabian Gulf?
This country is in a dispute over resources with Morocco
What is Western Sahara?
These two geographic sources are one in the same, but one is flat and one is round
What are globes and maps?
This occurs when putting the round earth onto a flat surface
What is map distortion?
This thematic map shows rivers, mountains, and other geographical features
What is a physical map?
The Sea of Japan is known as this to the people who live in China
The southern portion of this disputed area has a free market economy and gained support from the U.S.
What is South Korea?
This is a compilation of everything known about an area geographically
What is the GIS (Geographic Information System) ?
The three types of map projections
What are mercator, robinson, and polar?
This thematic map tells you the dialects spoken in different areas
What is a language map?
The Middle East is comprised of these two areas
What are North Africa and Southwest Asia?
This area is disputed between India and Pakistan
What is Kashmir?