Map Projections
When projection surface touches the pole
Polar
projection formed by wrapping a piece of paper around globe and projecting onto that
Cylindrical
Shows names and boundaries of features established by government
Political
Used to find __
patterns
GIS stands for
Geographic Information System
When projection surface touches the equator
Equatorial
Conical
Focuses on names and locations of manmade and natural physical features
Geographic
Map that looks at earthquakes
Seismic
The older style of gathering data for GIS is
Surveying
distortion
The world map that is typically used in textbooks and wall maps
Robinson
Display elevation and landform information
Topographic
Used to survey the ocean
Acoustic sensing
Lines used to show elevations above sea level
Contour
When projection touches somewhere between the equator and a pole
Oblique
A cylindrical projection always has to touch the globe around a __
Great Circle
When contour lines are close together the hill is __
Steep