Unit 1

Question 1

Map

Answer 1

A two-dimensional, or flat, representation of Earth’s surface or a portion of it.

Question 2

Scale

Answer 2

the relationship between the portion of Earth being studied and Earth as a whole

Question 3

Space

Answer 3

The physical gap or interval between two objects

Question 4

Connection

Answer 4

Relationships among people and objects across the barrier of space.

Question 5

General refrence map

Answer 5

a map that shows many kinds of natural and human-made features

Question 6

Thematic map

Answer 6

Uses symbols and colors to show spatial patterns of data

Question 7

Map Projection

Answer 7

The system used to transfer locations from Earth’s surface to a flat map.

Question 8

Mashup

Answer 8

a map that overlays data from one source on top of a map provided by a mapping service

Question 9

Longitude

Answer 9

The basis for telling time

Question 10

Latitude

Answer 10

The numbering system used to indicate the location of parallels drawn on a globe and measuring distance north and south of the equator.

Question 11

Parallel

Answer 11

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

Question 12

Meridian

Answer 12

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

Question 13

Prime Meridian

Answer 13

The meridian, designated at 0° longitude, which passes through the Royal Observatory at Greenwich, England.

Question 14

Greenwhich Mean Time (GMT)

Answer 14

The time in the zone encompassing the prime meridian, or 0° longitude.

Question 15

Map Scale

Answer 15

The relationship between the size of an object on a map and the size of the actual feature on Earth’s surface.

Question 15

International Date Line

Answer 15

An arc that for the most part follows 180° longitude

Question 16

Cartography

Answer 16

The science of making maps

Question 17

Coordinated Universal Time

Answer 17

Informally Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). The time in the zone encompassing the prime meridian, or 0 degrees longitude

Question 18

Choropleth Map

Answer 18

A map in which areas are shaded or patterned in proportion to the measurement of the variable.

Question 19

graduated symbol map

Answer 19

A map with symbols that change in size according to the value of the attribute they represent.

Question 20

Isoline Map

Answer 20

A map that connects places of a particular value by lines.

Question 21

Dot Distribution Map

Answer 21

A map that depicts data that consists of discrete observations. Each dot represents a predetermined number of observations, which could be one or many.

Question 22

Cartogram

Answer 22

A map in which the size of an area is proportional to the value of the variable

Question 23

Toponym

Answer 23

The name given to a portion of Earth’s surface.

Question 24

cultural landscape

Answer 24

An approach to geography that emphasizes the relationships among social and physical phenomena in a particular study area.

Question 25

Formal Region (Uniform Region)

Answer 25

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

Question 26

Functional Region (Nodal Region)

Answer 26

An area organized around a node or focal point

Question 27

Vernacular region (Perceptual region)

Answer 27

an area that people believe exists as part of their cultural identity