vocab
what is absolute location
a description of a place using longitude and latitude
what is relative distance
the approximate measurement of the physical space between two places
what is Robinson projection
distort shape and size of the earth and map is compressed at the equator
whats a choropleth map
what is topography
the shape and features of land and surfaces
what is distant decay
the father away things are from each other the less they interact
what is map scale
a ratio of a distance on the map to the corresponding distance on the ground
what is Mercator projetion
distorts continent sizes near the poles but shows true drection
what does a dot density map show
shows locations of specific observations or evets
how does combining the layers of data collected by GIS help geographers
it helps them make connections
what are cartographers
people that draws or produces maps
what is absolute direction
using the cardinal directions on a compass to describe the direction you are traveling
gall-peters projection
distorts the shape of continent making them seem elongated
what does a cartorgram maps show
statistical data and geographical locations
how do we use collected data from GIS
comparing natural features with human activity or evaluated environmental risks
what is spatial perspective
focuses on how people on earth, how they organize, and why the events occur where they do
what is ecological perspective
the relationships between living things and their environments
what is azimuthal projection
shows accurate direction but distorts the shape and area of continents
what do isoline maps show
temperatures & data points
what is remote sensing
gathering data without making physical contact or remotely
the idea that human behavior is strongly affected by the physical environment
what is possibilism
humans have the ability to adapt the physical environment to their needs.
BONUS
what's remote sensing
gathering data without making physical contact
what do thematic maps show
focuses on a specific topic in area specific topic in a area; for examples diseases
what methods are used to collect data in remote sensing
satellites and aircraft based sensors