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14805131517Peters Projection0
14805138984Mercator Projection1
14805146372conic projection2
14805154773thematic map3
14805161570reference map4
14805165119Dot Map5
14805169740Robinson Projection6
14805174511cartogram7
14805179068Chloropleth Map8
14810073966vgivolunteered geographic information9
14810073967Mashupa map that overlays data from one source on top of a map provided by a mapping service10
14810082970ratio, graphic, and writtenwhat three ways are map scales presented11
14810087641ratiothe numerical ratio between distances on the map and and earth's surface12
14810096688Written map scaledescribes the relationship between map and Earth distances in words13
14810098961graphic map scaleconsists of a bar line marked to show the distance on earths surface14
14810122908shape, distance, relative size, directionFour types of distortion15
14810126614Satellites, Tracking stations, a receiverWhat three elements does the GPS in the US include?16
14810126615Geotaggingidentification and storage of a piece of information by its precise latitude and longitude coordinates17
14810130402GIScienceThe development and analysis of data about Earth acquired through satellite and other electronic information technologies18
14810138978geographic grida system of imaginary arcs drawn in a grid pattern on Earth's surface19
14810153133Isoline Map20
14810157876graduated symbol map21
14810165128location, region, place, movement, and human-environment interactionfive themes of geography22
14810170525uniform regionformal region23
14810183615vernacular regionperceptual region24
14810186807functional regionnodal region25
14810193207Human Environment Interactionthe study of the interrelationship between people and their physical environment26
14810280348tracking stationmonitors satellites27
14810283124receiverlocates up to four satellites, figures distance to each, and pinpoints its own location28
14810726015Cartographic Scalerefers to the way the map communicates the ratio of its size to the size of what it represents29
14810726016Geographic Scalescale of analysis30
14810802589Geographystudy of the earth's surface31
14810802590Human GeographyThe study of where and why human activities are located where they are32

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