5712389443 | Map Scale | distance on a map relative to the distance on Earth | 0 | |
5712389444 | Large Scale Maps | show small areas in greater detail | 1 | |
5712389445 | Small Scale Maps | Show large areas is less detail | 2 | |
5712389446 | Reference Maps | show locations of places as well as human and natural geographic features. | 3 | |
5712389447 | Physical Maps | highlight naturally occurring features | 4 | |
5712389448 | Political Maps | highlight man-made features | 5 | |
5712389449 | Thematic Maps | show one theme | 6 | |
5712389450 | Chloropeth Maps | uses shading to show different levels of data | 7 | |
5712389451 | Dot/Pin Dot Maps | each dot represents a number of occurrences -the closer the dots are together, the higher the occurrence | 8 | |
5712389452 | Graduated Symbol Maps | uses a symbol to show frequency or intensity of variable | 9 | |
5712389453 | Isoline Maps | connects points of equal value to make lines on a map | 10 | |
5712389454 | Cartograms | show size using data other than area | 11 | |
5712389455 | Flow Line Maps | shows movement with arrows of different size | 12 | |
5712389456 | Statistical Maps | Thematic maps that show different levels of variation | 13 | |
5712389468 | Prime Meridian | the meridian running through Greenwich, England, from which longitude east and west is reckoned. | 14 | |
5712389475 | Peters Projection | Like a Mercator map, this type of map also has latitude and longitude lines meeting at right angles. But the landmasses are more distorted than those on a Mercator map.in fact, the landmasses are so distorted, that this map is known as a politically incorrect map. | 15 | |
5712389476 | Location | Absolute Location: exact location on the Earth using coordinate points. Relative Location: The location of a place by comparing it to another -Cardinal location -distance -time -landmarks | 16 | |
5712389477 | Place | The human and physical characteristics you see. Physical -climate -vegetation -wildlife -topography Human -agriculture -architecture -religion -economics | 17 | |
5712389478 | Region | Formal/Uniform Region: an area defined by a limited number of related characteristics Functional/Nodal Region: areas created by movement around a central hub or node. *must have movement Perceptual/Vernacular Region: how people perceive a region -exist in someone's mind -based on how individuals perceive a region -boundaries and characteristics are different based on an individual's beliefs | 18 | |
5712389480 | Human-Environment Interaction | How people relate to the physical world -depend -adapt -modify | 19 | |
5712389481 | Movement | How people, goods, and ideas move | 20 |
Maps (AP Human Geography) Flashcards
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