Lesson 1, Chapter 1: Maps

Question 1

spatial patterns

Answer 1

where things are located in a space

Question 2

what is a map used for?

Answer 2

used to analyze spatial patterns

Question 3

absolute distance

Answer 3

the distance between one place and another (can be measured in units)

Question 4

relative distance

Answer 4

a measure of social, cultural, or political differences/similarities between 2 locations

Question 5

Describe the absolute distance and relative distance of Russia and Finland.

Answer 5

their absolute distance is very small (they are close); however, their relative distance is large when considering their policies, language, and culture

Question 6

absolute direction

Answer 6

cardinal directions

Question 7

relative direction

Answer 7

rather than mentioning cardinal directions, people say that they are going up/down or right/left

Question 8

cluster

Answer 8

compact, close together

Question 9

dispersal

Answer 9

more spaced out

Question 10

elevation

Answer 10

height relative to sea level (most of the time represented by isoline map)

Question 11

scale

Answer 11

how the distance on a map relates to the real world (ex. 1 in = 1000 mi)

Question 12

large scale map

Answer 12

very detailed (ex. London city map)

Question 13

small scale map

Answer 13

not as detailed (ex. the world map)

Question 14

on maps, the directions are often depicted by…

Answer 14

a compass rose

Question 15

Reference maps

Answer 15

map that displays specific geographic LOCATIONS

Question 16

thematic maps

Answer 16

maps that display geography themes/information

Question 17

Chloropleth map

Answer 17

data with different colors (ex. election maps)

Question 18

dot distribution

Answer 18

uses dots to visualize the location of certain data points

Question 19

what does one-to-one mean with regard to dot distribution graphs?

Answer 19

one dot = one unit of data

Question 20

what does one-to-many mean with regard to dot distribution graphs?

Answer 20

one dot = a group of data

Question 21

Graduated symbol map

Answer 21

uses symbols to represent data (e.g. population; there would be big shapes around populated countries and smaller shapes around less populated countries)

Question 22

Isoline maps; what does it mean when the lines are closer together or further apart?; describe topographic maps

Answer 22

uses lines to depict data; closer lines represents rapid changes in data; lines further apart represent smaller changes in data; (most common ex. of isoline maps are topographic maps which represent changes in elevation; closer = more steep; further = gradual slope)

Question 23

cartogram

Answer 23

distorts the size of geographic shapes to display differences in data

Question 24

True or false: every two-dimensional map that exists is distorted in some way

Answer 24

True

Question 25

Mercator projection; what are the strengths and weaknesses of this projection?

Answer 25

latitude and longitude lines meet at right angles; however, as you get further from the equator, the more distorted land masses become (e.g. Greenland appears way bigger than it really is)

Question 26

Peter’s projection; what are the strengths and weaknesses of this projection?

Answer 26

depicts continents according to the true size of their landmasses; however, although the size of the landmasses are accurate, the shapes are not

Question 27

Polar projection; what are the strengths and weaknesses of this projection?

Answer 27

views the world from the north or south pole; directions are true; however, as you get closer to the edges, the landmasses become more distorted and it’s not perfectly round

Question 28

Robinson projection; why is this the most commonly used one today?

Answer 28

a compromise between Mercator and Peter’s map projections; distributes all kinds of distortion to all parts of the map equally