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Unit 1 Flashcards

- Maps are a flat representation of Earth's surface and can be used as a reference tool & communication (tell a story) - Geography is where things are found on Earth Human Geography is why -

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1
Q

Categories of Maps

A map that shows movment using lines and arrows

more value=bigger line

A

Flow-Line Map

Thematic Map

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Categories of Maps

Map that uses colors and political boundaries

colors=values

A

Chloropleth Map

Thematic Map

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Categories of Maps

Map has dots representing numbers

dots=value

A

Dot-Density Map

Thematic Map

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Categories of Maps

Map that uses a big symbol to show the density in a particular area

bigger symbol=more valure

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Proportional Map

Graduated Symbol

Thematic Map

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Categories of Maps

Map that doesnt follow political boundaries

color=value

A

Isoline Map

Thematic Map

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Categories of Maps

Map that uses distortion of a reason to tell a story

size=value

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Cartogram Map

crazy cartogram

Thematic Map

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Categories of Maps

Map that shows where YOU believe something is

A

Cognitive Map

Mental Map

Thematic Map

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What are the 5 themes of geography

(hint acronym)

A

movement, region, human-environment interaction, location, place

M R. HE L P

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Contemporary Tools

A system that determines the precise position of something on Earth through a series of satellites, tracking stations and receivers.

navigation devices

A

Global Positioning Systen (GPS)

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A computer system that stores,
organizes, analyzes, and displays
geographic data.

google maps, zillow

A

Geographic Information System (GIS)

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The acquisition of data about Earth’s
surface from a satellite orbiting the
planet or from other long distance
methods

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Remote Sensing

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12
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Overlaying data on top of mapping source

A

Mashup

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Location

4 elements of location

A

Topynym, site, situation, absolute location

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Location

how does a place get its name

(topynym)

A

founder, famous person, religion, physical features, events, lure, settler origin

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Projection

4 ways map projections are distorted

A

shape, area, distance, direction

(SADD)

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Projection

4 classes of projection

A

conic, cylindric, plane, interrupted

17
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Interaction

4 obstacles to interaction

A

physical barriers, cultural barriers, economic, distance decay

18
Q

Density

Arithmetic Density

A

number of people per unit of land

19
Q

Density

Pysilogical Density

A

number of people per unit of arable land

(farmable land)

20
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Density

Agricultural Density

A

number of farmers per unit of arable land

(farmable land)

21
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An area distinguished by a unique
combination of trends or features.

A

Region

22
Q

A circle drawn around the globe parallel to the equator and at right angles to the meridians

A

Parallel/latitude

23
Q

An arc drawn on a map between the North and South poles.

A

Meridian/
longitude

24
Q

An area in which everyone shares one or
more distinctive characteristics.

A

Formal/Uniform/H
omogeneous Region

25
Q

An area organized around a node or focal
point

A

Functional/Nodal
Region

26
Q

An area that people believe exists as part
of their cultural identity.

A

Vernacular/Percep
tual Region

27
Q

Actions or processes that involve the
entire world and result in making
something worldwide in scope.

A

Globalization

28
Q

The spread of a feature or trend through
bodily movement of people from one
place to another.

A

Relocation
Diffusion

29
Q

The spread of a feature or trend among
people from one area to another in a
snowballing process.

A

Expansion
Diffusion

30
Q

The spread of a feature or trend from
one key person or node of authority or
power to other persons or places

A

Hierarchical
Diffusion

31
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Diffusion

The rapid, widespread diffusion of a
feature or trend throughout a
population.

A

Contagious
Diffusion

32
Q

Diffusion

The spread of an underlying principle,
even though a specific characteristic is
rejected.

A

Stimulus Diffusion

33
Q

The diminishing in importance and
eventual disappearance of a
phenomenon with increasing distance
from its origin.

A

Distance Decay

34
Q

The reduction in the time it takes to
diffuse something to a distant place as a
result of improved communications and
transportation systems

A

Space time
Compression

35
Q

A nineteenth and early twentieth
century approach to the study of
geography which argued that the general
laws sought by human geographers could
be found in the physical sciences.
Geography was therefore the study of
how the physical environment caused
human activities.

A

Environmental
Determinism

36
Q

The theory that the physical
environment may set limits on human
actions, but people have the ability to
adjust to the physical environment and
choose a course of action from many
alternatives.

A

Possibilism

37
Q

What map is used most often for navigation

A

Mercator projection

only size distortion at poles

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