Chapter 1: Geographic Concepts Flashcards
scale
how map and reality are related
fine scale = see lots of details
examples of scale
person to household to neighborhood to city to region to country/state to global
Thematic/formal regions
defined by a feature like the Rocky Mountains
Administrative regions
defined by political boundaries
established by law
Functional regions
organized around a central point like a metropolitan area
like a radio station
Perceptual regions
Midwest
how we categorize areas based on our experience of place
Mental map
based on our experience of place
things that are more important are larger on the map
stereotypes of place come out
Reference map
shows locations of places with absolute locations
Thematic map
tells a story, pattern of distribution
about relative locations
What to do on choropleth maps with data?
normalize it by dividing with something like population or total area
What is a graduated symbol map good for visualizing?
showing total values
What does a cartogram look like?
really warped shapes to show magnitude of the values
Map projection definition
globe to flat map
shape and area cannot both be preserved
