Maps and other Flashcards
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What makes a good map?
> Legend/key
Correct spelling
Neatness/clarity
Compass rose
Title
What makes all maps wrong?
«_space;it’s physically impossible to take the surface of a sphere and accurately represent it on a flat plane without distorting it in some way.
Why do we have different kind of map projections?
= We have many different map projections because each has different purpose + there is more than one way to flatten an orange peel. Some projections can even preserve certain features of the Earth without distorting them, though they can’t preserve everything.
What are four different characteristics that get distorted?
Direction/Distance
#DISTANCE/DIRECTION
#SHAPES
#AREA
What is the most common map?
^ Mercator projection
Why do we have coordinates?
)) measuring and communicating positions directly on the Earth as latitude and longitude
Why do time zones exist?
(( Convenience
(( The earth’s rotation
What two inventions created the need for time zones?
- Railroads
- Trains
What an unusual time zone?
New Zealand’s Chatham Islands uses Chatham Standard Time Zone, an unusual time zone that is UTC +12:45.
Name 2 of the most populated cities (include countries)
Osaka, Japan
Cairo, Egypt
Explain the 3 determining factors?
(do this in your own words)
Low income basically means that the people living in that country are not making a lot of money compared to developed countries citizens.
Weak human resources means the peoples needs are not being met. Low economy diversity is saying that the country can’t provide a lot for other countries and if that one thing becomes unavailable they will have no economy.
List 2 factors that influence population movement. Give one push/pull example for each
Love: someone you love wants to move, you fell in love with someone online from somewhere else
Weather: Its always rainy where you live (im looking at you UK) that place has tropical weather.
Explain the relationship between highly populated areas and the natural environment.
; Mostly in hot/warm places
; Good farmland/rich soil
; A lot are on the coast
name 3 less developed and 3 more developed
less { Ethiopia, Eritrea, Chad }
more { France, Italy, Germany }
Regions where there are a lot of more and which have a lot of less
more [ Europe, North, temp and polar zone ]
less [ Tropical and temp zone, Africa ]
