Map Projections
Types of Maps
Locations and Regions
Vocabulary
Random
100
The change in size, shape, direction, or distance of something once a globe converted to a map
Distortion
100
What type of map?
Dot Map
100
List the 4 varying scales of maps
–Local
–Regional
–National
–Global
100
Surveying damage from Hurricane Ida using a drone
Remote Sensing
100
How often does the census take place?
Every 10 years
200
What type of projection is this? (makes Africa and Greenland look the same size - even though in reality Africa is 14 times larger
Mercator
200
What type of map?
Cartogram
200
2000 Bulldog Lane Saint Cloud, FL
Absolute Location
200
the level at which data is displayed on a map (global, regional, national, or local)
Scale of Analysis
200
_____________________ research defines, tells you a quantity, numbers, hard data, statistics
Quantitative
300
What type of map projection is this?
Robinson
300
What type of map?
Choropleth
300
What is this type of region?
Functional
300
Is a computer based system that stores information linked to geographic locations
GIS (Geographic Information Systems)
300
__________________________ research describes, characteristics, approximates, descriptions, based off opinion.
Qualitative
400
the process which the 3-D surface of Earth is transferred onto a 2D map
projection
400
What type of map?
Graduated Symbol Map
400
These types of regions are typically used to determine and outline government, cultural and economic areas - ex. The Rocky Mountains
Formal
400
▪More modern interpretation.
▪Acknowledges the limitations imposed by the natural environment, but focuses on the role of human culture and technolgy to modify and respond to the environment to better fit human needs.
▪Example: Hoover Dam
Possibilism
400
__________________________________ is the belief that the environment, most notably its physical factors such as landforms and climate, determines the patterns of human culture and societal development
Environmental Determinism
500
What map projection is this?
Gall Peters
500
______________________ maps communicate information about a place - spatial aspects - what is it like there?
Examples
a.Choropleth
b.Dot-Density
c.Graduated/Proportional Symbol
d.Cartogram
e.Isoline & Topographic
Thematic Map
500
In order to make your way down to the cafeteria in the 9th grade campus you first must head down past the school library. What kind of geographic theme is being used in the description above?
Relative Location
500
The declining degree of acceptance of an idea or innovation with increasing time and distance from its point of origin
Distance Decay
500
If the objects in an area are close together
Ex. South Asia, East Asia, Southeast Asia OR cities (New York City, Paris, etc.)
Clustering
600
What type of projection is this?
Polar/Conic
600
________________maps provide general information/navigation/location
Examples:
a.Political - states/countries/capitals
b.Physical- natural features
c.Road- highways, streets, etc.
Reference Map
600
This type of region is based on people's beliefs, feelings, and attitudes of a region
Perceptual (Vernacular)
600
Factors that contribute to the uniqueness of a location.
Example: Hometown, school, etc.
Sense of Place
600
_______________________________ is the solution to distance decay because technology (internet,cell phones) is allowing us to communicate more across longer distances. (technology seems to be bringing people closer together even thought their distances are the same)
Time-space Compression