Map Projections / Scale
Regions
Data Systems
Types of Maps
Misc.
100
What do all map projections share?
Distortion
100
Radio stations are ________ regions; as you move further away, people will start to tune the station out due to distance decay.
Functional ; distance decay
100
What is the geographic tool that uses a network of satellites to determine absolute location?
GPS
100
A McDonald's in India represents the international spread of business, otherwise kwon as...
What is DIFFUSION?
100
Working from home in Joliet for a company in India is an example of what geographic phenomenon
Time Space Compression
200
What type of map projection is this?
Peters
200
Give me one example of a perceptual region that can be found in the United States
The South, The midwest, the Rust Belt, the Sun Belt, The bible belt etc.
200
Name 3 types of remote sensing data collection tools
satellites, aircraft photographs, drones, aircraft sensors
200
What type of map is this?
Isoline
200
This term refers to characteristics of a place including landform, climate, and natural resources
Site
300
What is the scale of analysis for a map showing literacy rates for two countries next to each other in Europe?
National Scale
300
What is a node, and what types of regions have a node?
A node is a center point that connects everything in a functional region
300
The Prime Meridian runs though this city in England.
What is Greenwich?
300
What type of map projection is this?
Cartogram Map
300
The belief that the physical environment plays a role in the development of society along with the culture
Environmental Determinism
400
An advantage of this type of map projection is that it is accurate for navigation and square in shape
Mercator Projection
400
What type of region includes the political boundaries within a country?
Formal Regions
400
Define the Term GIS
GIS is a technology that is used to create, manage, analyze, and map all types of data.
400
People who are displaced to another country because they are persecuted for their religious beliefs, would be an example of this type of location.
What is RELOCATION DIFFUSION?
400
This is a type of map that gives data according to color or shading of a map.
What is a CHOROPLETH?
500
Which map would show more detail? A map at 1:20,000 scale, or a map at 1:200,000 scale
a map at 20,000 scale
500
Windmills would be a form of this.
What is RENEWABLE ENERGY?
500
A region inhabited by people who have one or more traits in common, including an actual boundary, is a what?
What is a FORMAL region?
500
Big Mac's are extremely popular in America. Big Mac's made with fish are extremely popular in Japan. This is an example of:
What is STIMULUS DIFFUSION?
500
What has been a positive impact of globalization?
Increase in transportation, communication, low cost of production, etc.