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Geographers
4 Traditions
Human Geographers
Geographers tools
Projections
100
He first described how natural systems are impacted by human actions. He is considered the first modern environmentalist
Who is George Perkins Marsh
100
He is credited with the 4 Traditions of Geography.
Who is W.D. Pattinson
100
This type of data examines cultural or regional geography. Gathered through observations, interviews, and the interpretations of texts.
What is Qualitative data
100
This is the science of making maps.
What is cartography
100
This standard map is generally used for nautical purposes.
What is a Mercator Projection
200
He was the first person to demonstrate the Earth was spherical.
Who is Aristotle
200
This tradition is the study of the earth as the home to humans and focuses on physical geography and the interaction between the sun and the Earth.
What is the Earth Science Tradition
200
This type of data uses rigorous mathematical techniques to examine hard numerical data.
What is quantitative data
200
This shows the relationship of a feature's size on a map to its actual size on Earth.
What is map-scale
200
This map is primarily used when accurate representation of area takes precedence over shape.
What is a Mollweide Projection.
300
He wrote a book called Geography and designed the forerunner to longitude and latitude lines.
Who is Ptolemy
300
This tradition focuses on the human impact on nature, natures impact on humans, natural hazards, and political and population geography.
What is the Culture-Environment Tradition
300
These are faces and figures unique to a particular place or region.
What are idiographic
300
This is a map's smallest discernable unit. It is the smallest item you can see on a map.
What is Resolution
300
This map is primarily used to create visually appealing maps of the entire world.
What is a Robinson Projection.
400
In 1925, he argued that cultural landscapes, the interactions between people and their environment, should be the focus of geographic study.
Who is Carl Sauer
400
This tradition focuses on mapping, spatial analysis, and boundaries and densities.
What is the Location Tradition
400
These are concepts that are universally applicable.
What are nomothetic concepts
400
This is the scientific method of transferring location on Earth's surface to a flat map.
What is Projection
400
This is the type of map used when drawing polar maps.
What is an Azimuthal Equidistant Projection
500
He designed the first modern atlas: Theatre of the World.
Who is Abraham Ortelius
500
This tradition focuses on World regional geography, international trends and relationships, and how regions are different from one another.
What is the Area-Analysis Tradition
500
Field data and this type of data from surveys are used by human geographers in studying the world.
What is census data.
500
Shape, distance or direction, and relative size all lead to this on a map.
What is distortion
500
This map maintains the accurate shape and size but rearranges the direction.
What is a Fuller Projection.