Thinking geographically Chapter 1 study guide
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Human Geography [1]
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TEST: 40 Multiple Choice Questions (80 points) 1 Free Response Question (20 points) Total: 100 points 1. Study ALL vocabulary throughout unit, especially those terms in bold throughout the unit. 2. Cartography Types of Projections, Distortion in each Goode (1923): Six interrupted lobes giving equal are projection among continents, distortion in Asia Peters (1973): Areas of equal size on map, Distortion along poles and equator, NO GREENLAND Mercator (1569): Cylindrical map projection, good for navigation, not for general reference Robinson (1961): Least amount of distortion, distortion along high latitudes 3. Scale Types of Scale Fractional Scale: written as 1/24,000 or 1:24,000 Written Scale: ?One inch equals One mile?