Unit 1: Chapter 2 Vocab Flashcards
scale
the ratio between the size of things in the real world and the size of those same things on the maps
reference maps
Designed for people to refer to general information about place
thematic maps
maps that show spatial aspects of information or of a phenomenon
choropleth maps
Maps that use various colors, shades of one color, or patterns to show the location and distribution of spatial data
dot distribution maps
dots are used to show the specific location and distribution of something across the territory of the map
graduated symbol maps
maps using symbols of different sizes to indicate different amounts of something
isoline maps
maps using lines that connect points of equal value to depict variations in the data across space
cartogram
the sizes of countries (or another areal unit) are shown according to some specific statistic
map projection
The process of showing a curved surface on a flat surface using…
Mercator map projection
Navigational purpose
Peters projection
Spatial Distributions Related to Area purpose
conic projection
General use in Midlatitude Countries purpose
Robinson projection
General use purpose
regionalization
The process used to divide and categorize space into smaller areal units
formal regions
Regions united by physical,cultural, and economic traits
functional regions
Organized around a focal point and are defined by an activity that occurs in the region
nodal regions
Another name for functional regions
perceptual regions
Regions defined by the informal sense of place that people ascribe to them
vernacular regions
Another name for perceptual regions
mental maps
Maps that people make in their own minds based on experience and knowledge; changes over time
subregions
Shares some characteristics with the rest of the region but is distinctive in some ways
