Maps
A map with a story
What is a THEMATIC MAP
The way objects are arranged in a space
What is a PATTERN
A system of information collection through surveying the population of a given region, often conducted by the government
What is a CENSUS
Actions taken by humans to ensure that the natural resources used do not run out
What is SUSTAINABILITY
What is the LOCAL SCALE
A map using a color-coding system or scale to represent data
What is a CHOROPLETH MAP
Where something is in comparison with something else
What is RELATIVE LOCATION
Information collected by geographers going to the site in person to gather the data
What is FIELD WORK
The cultural ecology theory that says that humans can overcome the challenges of landscape through technology and adaptability
What is POSSIBILISM
A scale which focuses at looking a collection of places
What is the REGIONAL SCALE
A map using icons of varying sizes to represent changes in a given data value
What is a GRADUATED-SYMBOL MAP
Where something is in objective terms that do not change
What is ABSOLUTE LOCATION
Data gathered from a distance, such as by satellite
What is REMOTE SENSING
The collective name for areas in which humans struggle to settle because of extreme or adverse weather and/or topographical conditions
What are the FIVE TOO'S
A region defined by a common activity, which usually has a central location within that region
What is a FUNCTIONAL REGION
A map with concentric lines intended to show regions with similar characteristics, similar to a thumbprint swirl
What is an ISOLINE MAP
The idea that the amount of interaction two places have decreases the farther apart they get
What is DISTANCE DECAY
Data gathered by looking at a photo of a place and gleaning information about the place from the visible information in the photograph
What is PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION
Common but not dominant
What is PREVELANT
A region defined differently according to the individual views of people
What is a PERCEPTUAL REGION
A map which distorts the size or shape of a region to convey the size of a given data point compared to other regions
What is a CARTOGRAM
The idea that the amount of time it takes for people, items, or information to travel from one place to another has decreased due to things like technological development
The layered storing of geographic information about a given place
Another term for the study of the ways humans and the environment impact and shape each other
What is CULTURAL ECOLOGY
The two A.K.A.s for a formal region
What are UNIFORM and HOMOGENEOUS