Transforming the curved surface of the earth to a flat surface is called?
What is map projection?
100
A map depicting downtown Lexington would be what type of scale?
What is large scale?
100
This type of data is data we collect ourselves.
What is primary data?
100
This concept brings out what is more important in a map.
What is figure-ground?
100
This type of data consists of located points, lines, and areas - as opposed to raster data...
What is vector data?
200
The reference point for lines of latitude is known as what?
What is the equator?
200
It distorts the relative size of regions based on a data value associated with that area.
What is a cartogram?
200
Mapped data that changes gradually over an area can be described this.
What is continuous data?
200
House location, borders, and plant types would be considered this type of data.
What is qualitative data?
200
By utilizing this process, websites can collect mappable data from anyone who can access the site and enter information.
What is crowdsourcing?
300
Lines of longitude are also known as these.
What are meridians?
300
This type of map varies the size of a single symbol, placed within each geographic area, in tandem with the data value associated with the area.
What is a graduated symbol map?
300
Maps show us data, which are records of observations of this...
What are phenomena?
300
Refers to different colors such as red and green, implying differences in quality.
What is color hue?
300
The study of the precise laws and specific effects of the geographical environment, consciously organized or not, on the emotions and behavior of individuals.
What is psychogeography?
400
This projection preserves the shape of continents while distorting area, especially in polar regions; very popular projection in North America and Europe.
What is Mercator projection?
400
In the Hereford Mappa Mundi, this city is depicted as the center of the earth.
What is Jerusalem?
400
The smallest enumeration unit utilized by the census to collect data.
What is a census tract?
400
Symbols on a map, also known as these, are tied to real-world concepts.
What are graphic marks?
400
A semi-unplanned journey through landscape.
What is a derive?
500
This area-preserving projection heavily distorts the shape of the continents, and is controversial among cartographers.
What is the Peters projection?
500
One of the most common mapping techniques for data grouped into areas, this type of thematic map varies the shading of each area in tandem with the data value associated with it.
What is a choropleth map?
500
Data that has been grouped into geographic areas?
What is aggregate data?
500
Refers to different shades of one hue, such as dark or light red.
What is color value?
500
This RF scale would indicate that the features on the map are 250,000 times smaller than they would appear in the real world.