REGIONS
REGION
AN AREA DISTINGUISHED BY ONE OR MORE CHARACTERISTICS.
WHAT IS A MAP?
A TWO- DIMENSIONAL OR FLAT REPRESENTATION OF EARTH SURFACE OR PORTION OF IT.
WHAT ARE THE FIVE PARTS OF A MAP CALLED?
SCALE, COMPASS ROSE, GRID, TITLE, KEY
WHAT DOES GPS MEANS?
GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM
THE POSITION OF ANYTHING ON EARTH SURFACE
LOCATION
WHAT IS A FORMAL REGION
UNIFORM REGION
WHAT IS THE SCIENCE OF MAKING MAPS CALLED?
CARTOGRAPHY
FEATURES OF A CARTOGRAM
PROGECTION AND SCALE ARE DISTORTED
WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO GIVE ABSOLUTE LOCATION?
THE CUSTOMS, BELIEFS, AND SOCIAL FORMS THAT TOGETHER CONSTITUTES THE DISTINCT TRADITION OF A GROUP OF PEOPLE.
CULTURE
CHINA TOWN IS CONSIDERD TO AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT REGION.
VERNACULAR REGION.
THIS MAP CONNECT PLACES OF A PARTICULAR VALUE BY LINES.
ISOLINE MAP
WHAT IS THE MEASUREMENT OF THE PRIME MERIDIAN?
0 DEGREES
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE LATITUDINAL LINE MEASURING 0 DEGREES?
EQUATOR
ANOTHER NAME FOR A FORMAL REGION
UNIFORM REGION
MTA SYSTEM IS AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT REGION.
FUNCTIONAL
A MAP IN WHICH AREAS ARE SHADED OR PATTERNED IN RELATION TO THE EARTH'S SURFACE.
CHOROPLETH MAP
WHAT IS THE PHYSICAL CHARACTER OF A PLACE CALLED?
SITE
GIS DEFINTION
A COMPUTER SYSTEM THAT CAPTURES, STORES AND DISPLAYS GEOGRAPHIC DATA.
ANOTHER NAME FOR A VERNACULAR REGION
PERCEPTUAL REGION
DIFFERENCES WITH FORMAL AND VERNACULAR REGION.
FORMAL REGIONS ARE DEFINED BY SIMILAR CHARACTERISTICS WHILE THE OTHER IS DEFINED BY CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS.
THIS IS THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE SIZE OF AN OBJECT ON A MAP AND THE SIZE OF THE ACTUAL FEATURE ON EARTH'S SURFACE.
MAP SCALE
RELATIVE LOCATION
THE LOCATION OF A PLACE RELATIVE TO ANOTHER LOCATION.
WHAT IS REMOTE SENSING
THE ACQUISITION OF DATA ABOUT EARTH SURFACE FROM A SATELLITE ORBITING THE PLANET.
ANOTHER NAME FOR A FUNCTIONAL REGION
NODAL