Types of Maps
A map that uses color to show value
What is a choropleth map
This person was responsible for the first map that was systematically mapped
who is ptolemy
This map had a incomplete understanding of the world's geography and lines would curve making it hard to navigate for people who traveled.
What is Ptolemy's map
This famous map was made in I50 AD
What is the first map systematically mapped
GIS spelled out
What is geographical information system
A physical map shows location
what is location and regions.
This person was responsible for the most accurate project to date the AuthoGraph world Map
who is Hajime narukawa
This map fixed the traveling issue that disordered land masses and bodies of water
what is Gerdus marcator's map
This famous map was made in 1999
what is Autha-Graph world map
An example of how GIS helps people is...
What is to make better decisions using geography and other relevant data.
This map and be land oriented or ocean oriented, but this maps point was to minimize distortion for the entire world.
Orange peel map
This person was responsible for the dymaxion project.
Who is American architect Buck minster fuller
The map isn't east to read for distance but is useful to accurately tell how big a Continent.
what is orange peel map
what is the orange peel map
the inventor of GIS
who is Roger Tomlinson
There is no visibly evidence distortions of land masses but this map was not used for traveling.
The Dymaxion Project
This person was responsible for the orange peel map
Who is goode
This map enlarges white nation giving a sense of supremacy while shorting the non white nations closer to the equator
what is Mercator map
This famous map was made in 1569
What is the map that straighten navigational routes or Mercator's map
Business information management system
What is GIS
A type of map that portrays the geographic pattern of a particular subject matter in a geographical area.
what is a Thematic maps
This person was responsible for straightening navigational routes
Who is Gerardus Mercator
This map isn't readable for distance or practicable for people
what is Dymaxion projects
This famous map was made in 1940
What is Dymaxion Project
A key difference between this system and GPS is this system always maintains layers of information
What is GIS