5 Themes of Geography
This theme of geography describes what location looks like
What is place
What is elevation
True or False: All maps have bias/distortion
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
The lines of Latitude and Longitude at 0 degrees respectively are known by these terms
What is Equator and Prime Meridian
Projection that distorts size and distance as it moves away from the equator. It is a cylindrical projection.
What is the Mercator Projection
Type of map that focuses on the geography of an area
What is a physical map / 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 directions such as northeast, southeast, or southwest.
What are Ordinal/Secondary/Intermediate directions
Projection that is mostly accurate, but landmasses near the poles appear larger than they truly are. Most classrooms use this projection.
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 Movement
Term that says interactions between 2 places will decrease the farther apart they are
What is distance decay
Equal area projection that interrupts oceans in order to more accurately depict land area of masses.
What is Goode's Homolosine Projection
A thematic map where areas are shaded to show measurement
What is a choropleth map
A type of diffusion that occurs when influential structures in society encourage the adoption of certain new cultures or cultural aspects
What is Hierarchical Diffusion
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
Projection that is very accurate for directions and was historically used by European sailors.
What is the Mercator Projection
Type of map that uses symbols of varying sizes to show a phenomena
What is a Graduated Symbol Map / Statistical Map
The "midwest" or the "south" is an example of this.