AP FINAL Flashcards

8578239023	Mercator Projection	Preserves accurate compass direction and distorts the area of landmasses relative to each other	0
8578239024	Fuller Projection	Maintains shape and area but loses direction. mixes everything around.	1
8578239025	Peters Projection	Sizes of land masses are accurate, however, the shapes are inaccurate, especially near the poles. distorts shape	2
8578239026	Azimuthal Projection	projection with either N or S pole as center & focus, zooms in to any area	3
8578239027	Chloropleth Map	A thematic map that uses tones or colors to represent spatial data as average values per unit area.	4
8578239028	Isoline Map	A thematic map with lines that connect points of equal value. (example: average temperature across the US)	5
8578239029	Dot Map	a thematic map in which a dot represents some frequency of the mapped variable (the more data in an area, the more dots there will be)	6
8578239030	Cartogram Map	map where the size and shape of the landmass is determined by specific data (takes the variable and blows it up spatially depending on how much of it there is)	7
8578239031	GIS (geographic information system)	A computer system that stores, organizes, analyzes, and displays geographic data. (creates layers of different things with the data)	8
8578239032	GPS (global positioning system)	a system that accurately determines the precise position of something on Earth (used to make maps and give you directions)	9
8578239033	Remote Sensing	The acquisition of data from a satellite orbiting Earth or from another long-distance method	10
8578239034	Satellite	An object that revolves around another object in space, collects info from Earth remotely	11
8602961748	Functional Region	A region defined by the particular set of activities or interactions that occur within it, organized around a node/origin (everyone in an area that has the same tv station names)	12
8602961749	Mental Map/Region	a map inside a person's mind. Influenced by the frequency of interaction with a particular location and gender	13
8603124080	Perceptual/Vernacular Region	An area that people believe exists as part of their cultural identity, it's what you portray that region as (mental construct)	14
8603124081	Formal Region	a region defined by a common characteristic, such as production of a product. can be cultural or physical ex: Iowa is a formal region bc all do the same things there	15
8603124082	Map Scale	compares a distance on a map with a distance in the real world (small scale is small amount of detail, large scale is large amount of detail)	16
8603124083	Hierarchical Diffusion	The spread of an idea from persons or nodes of authority or power to other persons or places; when something spreads because it is encouraged by a powerful person or celebrity, can spread through cities like NY and London ex: people buy shoes bc MJ wore them	17
8603124084	Contagious Diffusion	The rapid, widespread diffusion of a feature or trend throughout a population. ex: social media or spread of plague	18
8603124085	Stimulus Diffusion	The spread of an underlying principle, even though a specific characteristic is rejected. when you have a whole idea but only part of it spreads. ex: McDonald's is global but in India they have veggie burgers but the idea of fast food spread	19
8603124086	Relocation Diffusion	the spread of an idea through physical movement of people from one place to another, ex: relocating and bringing your language with you	20
8603124087	Cartography	science or art of making maps	21