Starts with a "D"
Types of Regions
Name that Map Type
Map Projections
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100

What term describes the pattern of how a disease moves through a population?

What is contagious diffusion?

100

What type of region is Latin America?

What is formal?

100

Which map type shows human-created boundaries?

What is poltical?

100

What do maps distort, HINT: why are they SADD? 

shape, area, distance, and direction

100

It is a map about a specific topic and it is useful for showing a variety of geographic information.

What is a thematic map?

200

What term describes where something occurs within a space?

What is distribution?

200

What type of region is a newspaper delivery area?

What is functional/nodal?

200

Which map type shows natural geographic features like rivers?

What is a physical map?

200

Which map projection distorts the shape of land masses, especially near the poles, but maintains size?

What is Peters Projection

200

Does this describe environmental determinism or possibilism?: Asserts that humans are at the mercy of natural forces.

What is Env. Determinism?

300

What term describes the introduction of languages to a new place from a group of people immigrating to a new area?  

What is relocation diffusion? 

300

What type of region is the temperate climate zone?

What is formal?

300

Which map type uses shading to illustrate data?

What is Choropleth?

300

This projection has less distortion in size and shape and is preferred by the National Geographic Society.

What is the Robinson projection?

300
It is a thematic map that can be used to show population in and around a city or region.
What is dot density map?
400

What term describes how often or how much something occurs within a space? 

What is density?

400

What type of region is the Midwest?

What is perceptual/vernacular?

400

Which map type uses lines that connect at points of equal value to depict variations?

What is Isoline?

400

The preferred map for navigation?

What is the Mercator projection 

400
They never touch each other and run east to west but measure north and south.
What are lines of latitude?
500

What theory explains why LA and San Francisco interact more than LA and Miami?

What is distance decay?

500

What type of region is the London Underground subway system?

What is Functional/nodal?

500

Which map type shows details of land ownership?

What is a plat map?

500

Which map projection does not feature latitude lines that converge at both poles?

What is a Conic Map
500

Does this describe environmental determinism or possibilism?: Is criticized for discouraging the study of nature.

What is env. possibilism?