Unit 1 Test Flashcards
Maps
What is human geography?
the distribution, processes, and effects on human population. It’s the study of cultural aspects found around the world and how they relate the places and spaces on Earth.
What are ways in which people apply knowledge, tools, and inventions into the world?
technology
What are the 3 different types of maps?
Physical, political, and thematic maps.
How do geographers describe where things are?
Geographers use absolute location and relative location, toponym, site, situation, and longitude and latitude.
What is cartography?
The creation of maps.
Are all maps accurate?
No
What are mental maps?
personal visualizations of spatial information
Identify the progression of early world maps.
The first map of the world was by a European who mapped Europe and Asia. Europe was accurate but Asia was not because of mountains that blocked it off from them.
What is a cartographer?
A person who creates maps.
what is cultural diffusion
the process of spreading cultural traits from one region to another.
toponym
name of location
site
physical characteristics
situation
relative location
what is a region?
A collection of universal or shared characteristics.
Mercador projection
does not give a good feel for the oceans
