Maps (AP Human Geography) Flashcards

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