Maps
Map that is displayed as a rectangle; shape has little distortion; huge distortion in size.
Mercator
Which person created early maps but contained many errors?
Ptolemy
Scale where saying an inch equals so many miles.
Verbal Scale
Map that is displayed a weird polygon shape; breaks up the oceans; has little distortion at all except for shape.
Goode Homolosine
Which person used his wealth to create better ships?
Prince Henry the Navigator
Scale that gives a fraction.
Fractional Scale
Map that is displayed as an oval with a flat top & bottom; large size distortion.
Robinson
Which person created a clock that could be used at sea to determine longitude?
John Harrison
Scale that gives a small measurement and compares it to a larger one.
Graphic scale
Map that is displayed as a rectangle; little distortion at all except at poles in terms of shape.
Gall-peters
Which person continued to study the impacts humans have on their physical environment; especially with the environment?
Carl Sauer
What type of scale is large fractions; small map; more detail?
Large scale
When a characteristic on a map is shown by color.
Chloropleth
Which person worked for the King of Sicily to create a map called Tabula Rogeriana?
Muhammad al Idrisi
What is the ratio between two places on a map and the actual distance on the Earth’s surface.
Scale