ᴘᴀʀᴛ ① -about Geo/maps🌎

Question 1

What is Spatial significance?

Answer 1

• importance of a place of region
• the connections that exist between the geographical location and physical characteristics of a site
• the unique relations that exist in and between the natural and human environments
• the significance of the same place from different perspectives (ex human animal geographic)

Question 2

Patterns and trends:

What is a pattern?

Answer 2

The characteristics that are similar and that repeat themselves in an environment

Question 3

What is a trend?

Answer 3

• characteristics or traits that exhibit a consistent tendency in a particular setting over a period of time
• characteristics may be spatial,social, economical, physical or environmental

Question 4

Geo perspectives

Answer 4

• Socio/economic

- Enviro/Political

Question 5

MAPS:

Cartography

Answer 5

The study of making maps

Question 6

Map

Answer 6

a representation usually on a flat surface of the region of the earth

Question 7

Map conventions

Answer 7

Title,legend,scale,direction,border,date of publication

Question 8

Rules for creating maps

Answer 8

Pencil first
Check spelling don’t block other labels or features
Go over labels in black pen
Larger features may have larger labels

Question 9

Rules for creating maps-2

Answer 9

Human labels must be horizontal

• use a leader only when no space
• never underline labels
• only color areas of focus
• no white or black

Question 10

Geography is…

Answer 10

• knowing where something is (ex. Volcano)
• how its location influences ITS characteristics (ex. Because its part if the ring of fire, its active)
• how its location influences other phenomena (ex. Nearby islands have to evacuate frequently)