Maps
What map has large distortion in size?
Robinson
What scale type has less detail and covers a larger area?
Small scale
Who wrote Man and Nature?
George Perkins Marsh
What does GIS stand for?
Geographic Information Systems
What is at 0 degree latitude?
The equator
What map has little distortion in shape, huge distortion in size, and no distortion in direction?
Mercator
What scale type is a fraction/ratio?
Fractional scale
Who studied the impacts humans have on the environment and how they shape the Earth?
Carl Sauer
What is using satellites to gett information about the surface of the world called?
Remote sensing
What zone is between 30 degrees and 60 degrees N/S?
Mid latitude
What map has little distortion except for size?
Goode Homolosine
What scale type has more detail and covers less area?
Large scale
Who created a map called Tabula Rogeriana?
Muhammad al Idrisi
What is used to determine exact positions on Earth?
GPS
What is longitude also called?
Meridians
Why do maps have distortion?
They represent a 3D Earth on a 2D surface
What scale type uses descriptive words?
Verbal scale
Who coined the term "geography"?
Eratosthenes
What does GPS stand for?
Global Positioning System
How many times zones is the world divided into?
24
What map has little distortion except at poles?
Gall- Peters
What scale type has a visual line or bar?
Graphic scale
Who used his money to help with exploration and the creation of better ships?
Prince Henry the Navigator
What is used to collect and display geographic information?
GIS
Parallels are?
Latitude