Basic Maps
What map shows boundary lines like countries, provinces, states, and cities?
Political
What does M stand for in MR. HELP?
Movement
What map has shape and size of land correct, but the lands near the poles are flat?
Robinson Map
What is a device that indicates direction?
What gives the words or phrases that explain features with giving the "key" explains the symbols and use of color on map.
Labels and Legends
What map shows natural features of the area with providing better understanding of relative locations and physical characteristics of the place?
Physical
What does R stand for in MR. HELP?
Region
What map has the oceans divided, but the shapes & sizes of land are correct?
Homolosine
What is a 2D presentation of an area of land or sea showing physical features, cities, and roads?
Map
What line runs East and West and measure the distance North and South on the Equator?
Latitude
What map show information based on a theme such as population, climate, life expectancy, and crime?
Thematic
What does H and E stand for in MR. HELP?
Human Environment Interaction
What map has the continents size and distorted?
Mercator Map
What is a spherical (3D circle) model of the Earth?
Globe
What line runs North and South and measure the distance from East and West of the Prime Meridian?
Longitude
What are 2 thematic maps that use symbols and colors with a map giving specific information about a region?
Qualitative and Cartogram
What does L stand for in MR. HELP?
Location
What map has a flat surface that distorts the size and shape of the Earth surface with showing lines from the central point to any other points?
Planar Projections
What is an accurate worldwide navigational and surveying facility based on the reception of signals from an array of orbiting satellites?
Global Positioning System (GPS)
What gives the location of one place compared to another?
Relative Location
What map show movement of people, goods, ideals, animals, and glaciers?
Flow Line
What does P stand for in MR. HELP?
Place
What map is put onto a cone that shows the shape of the Earth that is fairly accurate but distorts the landmasses at the edge?
Conical Projections
What is a technology that uses digital map information to create a data bank; different “data layers” can be combined to produce these specialized maps?
Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
What gives the exact place on earth where a geographic feature is found using lines of latitude?
Absolute Location