Introduction to Maps
What is distortion ? (In relation to the maps)
An inaccurate representation of Shape, Area, Distance, and Direction (S.A.D.D.)
What is the GPS?
Global Positioning System
What is a Toponym?
Name of a place (typically from culture or history of a place)
What does a small scale mean?
Large area with small detail
A perceptual/vernacular region is defined by what?
A person's perception of a place
What is Relative Location?
Relationship to another place (area around a place)
What is a GIS?
Geographic Information Systems
What is Regionalization?
The process of dividing a large area into regions based on one or more identical characteristics.
What does a large scale mean?
small area with lots of detail
A functional region is defined by what?
A central node and its relationships(economics, travel, or communication)
What is Absolute Location?
Exact Location, the latitude and the longitude
What is Aerial Photography?
Photography taken in the air
What is diffusion?
The spread of a characteristic (Trend)
What do different Scales of Analysis show?
Variations (different) of spacial patterns
A formal region is defined by what?(just one)
-Economics
-Social status
-Political standing
-Environment
What are the three kinds of Reference Maps?
-Political
-Physical
-Road
What is Remote sensing?
Using cameras, or satellites, to take digital images of the earth's surface
What is distance decay?
Less interaction between two places because of the distance
What are the scales of analysis?
-Global
-Regional
-National
-Sub-State(State)
-County
-City/Local
-Census Tract
What kind of region is the "Dixie South"?
A vernacular region
What are the kinds of Thematic maps?
-Choropleth
-Dot-Density
-Graduated/Proportional Symbol
-Cartogram
-Isoline and Topographic
What are the Geospatial Technologies?
-GIS
-GPS
-Remote sensing
-Online mapping
What is space-time compression?
The use of technology makes communication easier for people further away (The feeling the world is getting smaller)
What is the largest scale of the Scales of Analysis?
Census tract
What are the different types of regions?
-Formal
-Functional
-Vernacular/Perceptual