Unit 1 Vocab and Concepts Flashcards
The study and practice of making maps
Cartography
Map that refers to the general information about places
Reference maps
Map that shows spatial aspects, information or a phenomenon
Thematic maps
Lines that connect points of equal value to depict variations of data across space
Isoline map
Maps that use various colors, shades, and patterns to show distribution of spatial data
Choropleth map
Use symbols of different sizes to indicate different amounts of something
Proportionate symbol map
Type of map with dots that are used to represent location and distribution of something. One dot represents a specified quantity
Dot distribution map
Type of isoline map, points of equal elevation are connected with giving surface feature
Topographic map
A map shown and sized by a specific statistic
Cartogram
Exact distance measured in feet, kilometers, miles, etc.
Absolute distance
Indicated the degree of nearness based on time or money and is dependent on the mode of travel
Relative distance
The way a phenomena is spread out or arranged over an area to describe patters
Spatial distribution
General arrangement of things
-linear
-clustered/agglomerated
-dispersed
-geometric
-random
Patterns
Matching patterns of distribution that indicate two or more phenomena may be related or associated with each others
Spatial association
All maps distort some aspect of reality
Map projection
Straight lines, rectangular map, easy to follow, distorts the sizes of the countries as they get farther from the equator
Mercator projection
Oval, distorts shape as it gets farther from equator
Robinson projection
Captures, stores, queries, and displays geographic data
Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
System that determines the precise position of something on earth
Global Positioning System GPS
System that determines the precise position of something on earth
Global Positioning System GPS
The acquisition of data about earths surface from a satellite orbiting earth or from other long distance methods
Remote sensing
The exact location address or coordinates used to describe a location
Exact location
Using a nearby place/landmark to describe the location of a place
Relative location
Specific human and physical characteristics of a location
Place
What natural features that describe the current development
Why settle here?
Site
Where a place is in relation to its surrounding features
Situation
The father away something is from another, the less likely the two are to interact
Distance decay
The social adn psychological effects of faster movement or information over space in a shorter period of time
Time-space compression
All things are related, but nearby things are more related than distant things
Tobler’s first law of Geography
Natural factors alone determine the cultural attribute of society
-environment determines why people live there
Environmental determinism
The natural environment is still a factor, however humans have choices and can harness tech to overcome challenges
Environmental possibilism
