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Unit 1 Flashcards

1
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Mercator map projection

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Accurate direction, distortion in size and location of the landmasses

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Robinson projection

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Puts majority of distortion at the poles, true size and shape of the landmasses

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Reference map

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Informational map that shows boundaries, names, etc.

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Topographic map

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Uses lines to display terrain and elevation changes

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5
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Absolute direction

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The exact direction you are heading

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Relative direction

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The direction depends on the surrounding area

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Absolute distance

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The exact distance between 2 places (miles or km)

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Relative distance

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An approximate measurement between 2 places (time)

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Absolute location

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The exact spot where something is located

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Relative location

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A description of a location using surrounding geographic features

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Thematic map

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Displays spatial patterns of places and uses quantitative data

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12
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Every map projection has distortion in either…

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Direction, shape, area, or distance

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13
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Toponym

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A name given to a place or location

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14
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Choropleth map

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Uses different colors

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Dot density map

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Show data by placing points on a map where data is occurring, see spatial distribution

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Spatial analysis

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Process of analyzing patterns and relationships within an area or geographic data

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17
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Clustered

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Objects in an area close together with no space between them

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Dispersed

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Objects in an area are spread out with space between them

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Graduated symbol map

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Uses shapes (usually circles) to show location and amount of data

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Isoline maps

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Use lines to connect different areas that have similar equal amounts of data (weather map)

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Cartograph map

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Shows data by “distorting” the shape, bigger the number larger it is vice versa

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Flow line map

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Shows movement of different goods, people, etc.

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Remote sensing

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Collecting information about the earths surface from satellites orbiting the earth

24
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GIS

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Computer system that can collect analyze and display geographic data

25
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GPS

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Network of satellites that are used to determine the location of something on the earths surface

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Census

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An official count of all the people who live in a particular area

27
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Small scale map

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Shows large portion of the earths surface but has less detail

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Supranational organization

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An alliance which consists of multiple countries, (3 or more), work together to achieve common goals or address issues that impact the states

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Place

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Specific point on the earths surface that has one or more unique characteristics

30
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Sense of place

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Strong feeling or perception people have of a place

31
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Placelessness

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A place that does not invoke any strong response from individuals due to a lack of unique characteristics

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Concentration

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How things are spread out

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Density

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The amount of objects or people in an area

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Pattern

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The arrangement of things in an area

35
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Time space compression

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The reduction of time it takes for something or someone to get from one place to another

36
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Distance decay

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The larger the distance the less interaction (effect of distance on cultural or spatial interactions)

37
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Environmental determinism

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The environment sets the success of a society

38
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Environmental possibilism

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The environment puts limits on society, but people have the ability to adjust the physical environment to overcome limits

39
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Land use

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Describe how land has been changed for a specific purpose

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Natural resources

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Resources that are produced in nature

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Renewable resources

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Natural resources that can be used multiple times without running out

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Non-renewable resources

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Natural resources that can only be used once

43
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Sustainability

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Use of the earths resources in a way that ensures those resources will still be available in the future

44
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Scale

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Global, regional, national, local

A distance on a map to the corresponding distance on the ground

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scale of analysis

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Observation of data at the global, national, regional, local scale

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Large scale map

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Shows less of the earths surface but more details

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Region

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Geographic area with common characteristics and patterns of activity

48
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Formal region

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Defined by economic, political, social, or environmental characteristics

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Fictional regions (nodal)

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Ares that are organized around a center point

50
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Vernacular region

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Areas that are linked together due to people’s opinions, beliefs, etc. on the region

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