Unit 1 quiz Flashcards
What are the key themes of geography.
Loaction, place, Region, Movement, human - environmental interaction.
Location
Where it is
Place
What it is like
region
How places are similar or different
Movement
How people, goods, and ideas move from location to another
Human - environmental interaction
How people relate to the physical world
scale
the amount of detail shown on a map
large scale
zoomed in
small scale
zoomed out
Absolute location
uses specific coordinates to pinpoint a loaction
compass rose
A directional indicator (identifies map orientation)
relative location
describes the spatial relationships between places
Lines of Latitude
measures degrees north or south of the equator. Also called parallels
Map distortion
a change in shape, size, or position due to the difficulties in representing a round world on a flat map.
Lines of longitude
measures degrees East or West of the Prime meridian. Also called meridians
What are the different types of map projection
mercator, Robinson, and polar
mercator
flat square map with straight longitude and latitude lines (usally used for ship navigation)
Robinson
Oval map with curved longitude and latitude lines (usally used in classrooms)
polar
cicular map looking from the bottom and top of the earth (used by airline pilots)
Contour maps
maps that show levels of elevation
Thematic maps
maps that focus on a particuler topic/theme
