Human Geo Flashcards
1
Q
Carrying capacity
A
Population to the number of resources
2
Q
Arithmetic density
A
People per sq mile
3
Q
Physiological density
A
People per arable (farmable) land
4
Q
Agricultural density
A
Farmers per arable (farmable) land
5
Q
Choropleth map
A
Colors/shading
6
Q
Dot map
A
Maps with dots
7
Q
Proportional map
A
Map with symbol
8
Q
Isoline map
A
equal value lines (concentration)
9
Q
Cartograms map
A
Cartoon
10
Q
Mercator Map
A
Grid (distorts size)
11
Q
Gall-peter
A
preserves size but distorts shape
12
Q
Robinson
A
Mixes both Mercator and Gall-peter
13
Q
Goales
A
Map without ocean
14
Q
GIS
A
Geographic information systems
15
Q
Remote sensing
A
Satelie
16
Q
Absolute location
A
Characteristics of a place that doesn’t change
17
Q
Possibislim
A
Not just the environment that determines behaviors
18
Q
Environmental Determinism
A
Place determines behaviors
