Map Projections
The scientific method of transferring locations on Earth's surface to a flat surface.
What is a Map projection
Your perception of a place.
What is a Mental map ?
Everyone in this region shares common attributes
What is Formal region ?
Position on earth’s surface using the coordinate system of longitude and latitude that shows precise location of something on earth.
What is Absolute Location ?
A map that uses gradations or shades of color to represent data values
What is a Choropleth Map ?
The misrepresentation of shape, area, distance and direction on a map
What is Distortion ?
Show and label human-created boundaries such as countries, states, cities and capitals
What is a political Map ?
A region with certain activities that are unified around a central point; a region organized around a core or node.
What is functional region (Nodal Region) ?
Where something is located in relation to other things.
What is Relative location ?
A map that uses density of dots to represent data values
What is dot map (Dot Density Map) ?
Projection created by Gerardus Mercator in 1569, known for preserving angles and straight lines. (still used by Google maps and Apple).
What is Mercator Projection
The study of where things are found on Earth's surface and the reasons for their locations
What is geography?
Area defined by a person's beliefs, thoughts, feelings, or opinions.
What is a Perceptual Region (Vernacular region) ?
The unique physical characteristics of a place
What are Site Factors ?
Uses lines to connect points of equal value and depict variations across a space
What is an Isoline Map ?
This is an equal-area map projection that preserves the relative size of landmasses.
What is a Peters Map Projection
These maps show and label natural features, such as mountains, rivers, and deserts
What are Physical maps ?
where everyone in that region shares common attributes or traits like language,
What is uniform region ?
The characteristics of a place relative to other places.
What are Situation Factors ?
A map that uses the size of a symbol to represent data values
What is a Graduated Symbol map ?
A popular compromise projection, designed to present a balanced view of the entire Earth with visually appealing aesthetic properties.
What is Robinson Map projection
A map designed to show the spatial distribution, density, and patterns of a specific theme.
What is a Thematic map ?
Area defined by one or more distinctive characteristics
What is a region ?
The loss of unique or identifying characteristics of a place.
What is placelessness ?
A type of map that distorts the size of land masses to represent the value of data
What is a Cartogram map ?