Unit 1 and stuff

Question 1

Choropleth Map

Answer 1

A map that shows the average values of property through shading

Question 2

Isoline Maps

Answer 2

Connection of data points of the same value through lines

Question 3

Dot Distribution Map

Answer 3

A map that uses dots or other symbols to represent the presence, quantity, or value of a phenomenon or thing in a specific area.

Question 4

Proportional Symbol Map (Graduated symbol map)

Answer 4

Proportional symbol maps scale the size of simple symbols (usually a circle or square) proportionally to the data value found at that location.

Question 5

Catogram

Answer 5

Distorting the geometry of regions in-order to convey the information of an alternate variable

Question 6

Absolute Distance

Answer 6

Absolute distance in geography is a measure of the physical space between two locations.

Question 7

relative distance

Answer 7

Relative distance is a measure of the social, cultural and economic relatedness or connectivity between two places

Question 8

Mercator projection

Answer 8

The Mercator Projection was an attempt to create a two-dimensional map that maintained accurate and reliable compass points, and in this it succeeded, but, unfortunately, in doing so it distorted the area of continents and landmasses relative to each other.

Question 8

map projection (map distortion)

Answer 8

On a map or image, the misrepresentation of shape, area, distance, or direction of or between geographic features when compared to their true measurements on the curved surface of the earth.

Question 8

time-space compression

Answer 8

Space Time Compression- The reduction in the time it takes to diffuse something to a distant place, as a result of improved communications and transportation system.

Question 9

Robinson Projection (compromise projection)

Answer 9

The Robinson Projection is something of a compromise in that it attempts to minimize errors in distance, relative size, and compass direction but does not accurately depict any one of these factors wholly.

Question 10

GIS

Answer 10

A geographic information system (GIS) is a computer system for capturing, storing, checking, and displaying data related to positions on Earth’s surface.

Question 11

GPS

Answer 11

Global Positioning System. Explanation: Global Positioning System, or GPS, is commonly used to determine an individual’s exact location on Earth.

Question 12

remote sensing

Answer 12

Remote sensing refers to the process of taking pictures of the Earth’s surface from satellites (or, earlier, airplanes) to provide a greater understanding of the Earth’s geography over large distances.

Question 13

distance-decay

Answer 13

Distance decay is the name of the theory that states that as the distance between two places increases, the interaction between those two places decreases.

Question 14

environmental determinism

Answer 14

Environmental determinism: A philosophy of geography that stated that human behaviors are a direct result of the surrounding environment.

Question 15

possibilism

Answer 15

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.

Question 16

geographic scale

Answer 16

Refers to a conceptual hierarchy of spaces, from small to large that reflects actual levels of organization in the real world.

Question 17

cartographic scale

Answer 17

Map or cartographic scale is the ratio of a distance on Earth compared to the same distance on a map.

Question 18

data scale (scale of analysis)

Answer 18

the relative size of the map or lens we choose to use to observe geographical phenomena

Question 19

formal (uniform) region

Answer 19

An area defined by one predominant or universal characteristic throughout its entire area.

Question 20

functional (nodal) region

Answer 20

An area organized around a central focal point or node

Question 21

region

Answer 21

Regions are areas that share both human and physical characteristics