Not all Maps Are Equal
Type of map that shows roads, boundaries, and physical features.
Reference Map
Exact location using latitude and longitude
Absolute location
Which map projection preserved shape but distorts area?
Mercator
Technology used to collect data from satellites
Remote Sensing
Area with shared measurable characteristics.
Formal region
Births per 1,000 people per year
Crude Birth Rate (CBR)
People per total land area.
Arithmetic density
What specific demographic information can we get from a population pyramid?
Age & gender make-up of a population
Identify the stage with rapid population growth
Stage 2
Define push factor
A reason people leave/move from an area
Type of thematic map that uses colors to represent data by area.
Choropleth Map
Location in relation to other places.
Relative location
Which projection is best or comparing country sizes accurately?
Peters
System that stores, layers, and analyzes spatial data
Geographic Information System (GIS)
Area organized around a node
Functional region
What does the acronym CDR stand for?
Crude Death Rate
People per arable land.
Physiological density
What does a wide base on a population pyramid indicate?
High birth rate
Identify the stage with high birth rates and death rates.
Stage 1
Define pull factor.
Reason people move to a new location
Map best used to show individual data points like disease cases.
Dot Density/Distribution Map
The idea that interaction decreases as travel time between places increases.
Time-Distance Decay
Why can no flat map be perfectly accurate?
Earth is spherical & maps are flat (can't put a spherical surface accurately on a flat surace)
Technology used to find precise location using satellites.
Global Positioning System (GPS)
Area defined by perception
Vernacular region
Average number of children per woman.
Total Fertility Rate (TFR)
Farmers per arable land
Agricultural Density
What does a narrow base on a population pyramid indicate?
Low birth rate
Identify the stage when birth rates begin to fall.
Stage 3
Type of migration where people follow their family or community.
Chain migration
Type of map that would best show elevation and landforms using contour lines
Topographic map
Two factors that decrease time-distance decay
Transportation & communication
Which projection is often used for general world maps with balanced distortions?
Robinson
Counts population for representation & planning
Census
Metro areas & TV broad cast regions are examples of what type of region?
Functional
measures the economic pressure on a working-age population by comparing the number of dependents (those under 15 and over 64) to those in the productive years (15-64)
Dependency ratio
The maximum number of people an environment can sustainably support.
Carrying capacity
Explain one challenge of an aging population.
Labor shortages, healthcare costs
What stage is Japan in?
Stage 5
Seasonal movement of people & livestock
Transhumance Migration
A thematic map focuses on one variable (like pop. density), while reference map shows general location/features.
What is the difference between absolute & relative?
Absolute = measurable units, Relative = time, cost, perception
Which type of map is best for each of the following:
-Navigation
-Fair size comparison
- General reference
Nav - Mercator
Size - Peters
Reference - Robinson
Urban planning, disaster response, mapping disease
Identify the type of region represented by a school district.
Functional
Increased education for women would most affect which population measure?
Total Fertility Rate
Why would agricultural density decrease as a country develops?
More mechanization and technology reduces the need for farmers
What might something like a baby boom look like on a population pyramid?
A bulge in the working age population
What stage is the US in?
Stage 4
Money sent home by migrants to their home country
Remittances