Unit 1 Review

Question 1

Recognize the difference between a reference map and a thematic map.

Answer 1

reference - political and/or physical, informs of location
thematic - shows data about locations, has a “theme” or subject

Question 1

What are the two geographic questions?

Answer 1

Where are people and activities found on earth? Why are they found there?

Question 2

what elements of a map can be distorted?

Answer 2

shape, distance, relative size, and direction

Question 3

how is the winkel projection accurate and how is it distorted?

Answer 3

relative sizes and shapes are accurate, with more distortion in the north and south pole as well as land areas being much smaller

Question 4

how is the mercator projection accurate and how is it distorted?

Answer 4

shape is barely distorted and the direction is accurate but relative size is very distorted toward the poles