Geography Basics Flashcards
Which map projection makes Greenland look almost as big as South America?
A Mercator map.
What kind of map shows a large area with little detail
small scale
What part of the map tells you the subject matter of the map?
The map’s title.
What is the definition of a map?
2 dimensional representation of the world or a part of the world.
What is a primary source?
A source of information recorded by one who was present at that time.
What tells you how far something is from you postion?
Scale
What is the purpose of political maps?
A political map shows legal, jurisdictional, political, or administrative boundaries.
What is the definition of a map?
A map is a two dimensional repetition of the Earth
what are political maps
It shows man-made features such as cities, states, provinces, territories, or countries.
What is used to find absolute location on a map?
lang and lat
What are thematic maps
It shows specific types of information.
What term is used to describe the location of a geographic feature in
relation to other nearby features?
Relative locations
What is a globe?
It is three dimensional representations of the earth.
What part of a map is used to help determine the distance between two
points?
A Map Scale
What kind of map shows a small area and a lot of detail?
Large Scale
What kind of map shows a large area and little detail?
Small Scale
Why is a globe the most accurate representation of earth’s geography?
Because it’s a sphere
what is satellite images?
satellite images are images taken from space.
_____________________ are systems used to create specialized maps
from digital information stored in a database.
GIS
What does the color blue on most maps represent?
water
Why are all maps distorted?
You can’t see 3D images in 2D so they have to be scaled down to 2D. This is another reason why a globe is useful
What are satellite images
It is pictures taken from space.
What are databases
A set of data grouped together in one location in (or accessible by) a computer.
