5 Themes of Geography
This theme of geography describes what location looks like
What is place
Explains how high something is
What is elevation
True or False: All maps have bias
True
Type of map that is designed to show governmental boundaries
What is a political map
Theory that says the environment causes social and cultural development
What is environmental determinism
Relative and absolute are used to describe this theme of geography
What is location
When a phenomenon is spread out over a large area
What is dispersed
Projection that distorts size and distance as it moves away from the equator
What is the Mercator Projection
Type of map that focuses on the geography of an area
What is a reference map
Satellite-based system used for determining the absolute location of places
What is the Global Positioning System (GPS)
Formal, functional, and perceptual are a type of
What is a region
Term that describes the pattern of movement
What is flow
Projection that is mostly accurate but landmasses near the poles appear larger than they truly are
What is the Robinson Projection
Dot map, Isoline map, cartograms, and flow line maps are this type of map
What is a thematic map
Theory that humans have the ability to adjust and overcome the physical environment
What is possiblism
A term to describe how people, goods, and ideas move between places
What is spatial interaction
Term that says interactions between 2 places will decrease the farther apart they are
What is distance decay
Projection that shows the true size and shape of the landmasses
What is Goode's interrupted projection
A thematic map where areas are shaded to show measurement
What is a choropleth map
A collection of computer hardware/software that collects, records, and stores information to make maps.
What is the geographic information system (GIS)
Modifying, adapting, and depending are used to describe this theme of geography
What is human environment interaction
The solution to distance decay. Technology connects places that are further apart.
What is space-time compression
Most accurate projection for directions and shapes of the landmasses
What is the Mercator Projection
Type of map that uses symbols of varying sizes to show a phenomena
What is a graduated circle map
The process of taking pictures of the Earth's surface (using satellites) to understand Earth's geography over large distances.
What is remote sensing