Maps (AP Human Geography) – Flashcards

distance on a map relative to the distance on Earth

show small areas in greater detail

Show large areas is less detail

show locations of places as well as human and natural geographic features.

highlight naturally occurring features

highlight man-made features

show one theme

uses shading to show different levels of data

each dot represents a number of occurrences -the closer the dots are together, the higher the occurrence

uses a symbol to show frequency or intensity of variable

connects points of equal value to make lines on a map

show size using data other than area

shows movement with arrows of different size

Thematic maps that show different levels of variation

Images of places we form based on our experiences and perceptions What would your mental map be of: -Austin -Buddhism -Mars

a map projection in which quadrilaterals formed by meridians and parallels have an area on the map proportional to their area on the globe

a map that preserves the size of local angles in the representation; also called biholomorphic map

A map that shows time zones

measure north-south position between the poles.

run between the North and South Poles. They measure east-west position

either of the two locations on the surface of the earth (or of a celestial object) that are the northern and southern ends of the axis of rotation.

the parallel of latitude 23°26ʹ north tropic of Cancer or south tropic of Capricorn of the equator. ASTRONOMY each of two corresponding circles on the celestial sphere where the sun appears to turn after reaching its greatest declination, marking the northern and southern limits of the ecliptic. the region between the tropics of Cancer and Capricorn.

an imaginary line drawn parallel to the equator, at 23°28prime; S of the North Pole: between the North Frigid Zone and the North Temperate Zone.

an imaginary line drawn parallel to the equator, at 23° 28prime; N of the South Pole: between the South Frigid Zone and the South Temperate Zone.

an imaginary line drawn around the earth equally distant from both poles, dividing the earth into northern and southern hemispheres and constituting the parallel of latitude 0°.

the meridian running through Greenwich, England, from which longitude east and west is reckoned.

an imaginary line that goes north and south through the Pacific Ocean, one day is on the east side of the line and the following day is on the west side.

Put Earth's 3 dimensional shape onto a two-dimensional surface. All flat maps have some distortion in their representation of distance, shape, area, or direction.

Every flat map has this. They result from making A two dimensional representation of a 3 dimensional sphere. In these, the shape, size, distance, and direction is slightly wrong.

The globe is projected onto a cylinder of paper which is then flattened out. In this type of map, lines of latitude and longitude cross at 90 degree angles, and true compass directions are kept intact, but areas are distorted. for example, polar areas look much larger than they really are. these maps are useful for nautical navigation.

the globe is projected onto a cone which is flattened out.it is shaped kind of like a u. In this type of map, longitude lines are straight but latitude lines are curved. These are used for national or regional maps of mid-latitude areas. The shape in these maps are distorted but the size is shown correctly

the details of the globe are projected onto a flat surface. These types of maps are accurate at the point the projection touches the map, but they have lots of distortion towards the edges. These are mostly used for circle routes, because the circle routes appear as straight lines

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.

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

The human and physical characteristics you see. Physical -climate -vegetation -wildlife -topography Human -agriculture -architecture -religion -economics

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

A cultural geographer that used names of people and businesses in the phone book to map perceptual regions of the USA

How people relate to the physical world -depend -adapt -modify

How people, goods, and ideas move