Maps
Spread out/far apart data
What is Dispersed data?
A map that shows a small area is...(large/small scale)
What is large scale?
4 Different types of distortion
Hint: SADD
What is Shape, Area, Distance, and Direction?
5 themes of geography
Movement, Region, Human-Environment interaction Location & Place
(MRHELP)
Specific name of a place
What is a Toponym?
A map of South East Asia is _____ scale
What is Regional scale?
Most common/accurate map projection
What is the Robinson's projection?
GIS stands for ____.
What is Geographical Information Systems?
How frequently something occurs over an area
What is Density?
Map that uses color to show data
What is a Cloropleth map?
Map projection shaped kinda like a circle, distorted in direction
Information gathered from satellites orbiting the earth
What is Remote Sensing?
The idea that humans have the ability to overcome environmental limitations with creativity and technology
What is Environmental Possibilism
What is a Cartogram?
A map of the state of Kansas is _____ scale
What is Local scale?
Bonus: What kind of region is the state of Kansas?
Goodes/Homosoline Projection is distorted in these areas
What are Distance and Direction?
Gathering data by visiting a place firsthand and recording information
What is Field observation?
A region that exists because of a perceived cultural identity
Line at 0 degrees longitude
What is the Prime Meridian?
Map projection used for navigation at the equator
What is the Mercator Projection?
Different ways to gather Geographic Data
What are Personal interviews, Landscape analysis, Photographic interpretation, etc?
The concept that far away places will interact less
What is Distance Decay?