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
