Unit-1 Test Flashcards
How can regions be defined?
One or more unifying characteristics (human or physical) or patterns of activity.
What are the 3 types of region classification?
1: Formal
2: Functional
3: Vernacular/perceptual
A formal region is…?
United by one or more specific traits such as: Economic Social Political Environmental
What are Reference Maps?
General information/navigation/location.
Explain the difference between a reference map and a thematic map.
A reference map focussis on distance, roads and travel, where as a thematic map focusus on a subject/ topic that the author is trying to convey.
what are the types of reference maps?
Political - states/countries/capitals
Physical- natural features
Road- highways, streets, etc.
What is a Thematic Map?
communicate information about a place - spatial aspects - what is it like there.
What are they types of thematic maps?
Choropleth Dot-Density Graduated/Proportional Symbol Cartogram Isoline & Topographic
What are Choropleth Maps?
Use various colors, shades of one color, or patterns to show the location and distribution of spatial data.
What are Dot-Density maps?
Each dot represents a specified quantity of a spatial characteristic.
What are Graduated/ Proportional Symbol maps?
Use symbols of different sizes to indicate different amounts of
a variable.
what are Cartogram maps?
Maps where the sizes of countries are shown according to a specific variable. Area is distorted to show a variable.
what are Isoline maps?
Maps that use lines that connect points of equal value to depict variations in the data across space. Used for weather and elevation.
In maps what dose Absolute Location consist of?
EXACT, PRECISE LOCATION
Address
Latitude & Longitude
Rio de Janeiro is located at 23°S, 43°W.
In maps what dose Relative Location consist of?
Relationship to another place
Next to my house
Between Werk & Lawrence
In maps what is Absolute Distance?
EXACT, PRECISE
Miles/Kilometers/Feet
Oak Hills is 21.3 miles away from my house.
Map Scale
What is the Census?
A Mandated poll by the Constitution.
It Represents voting & Democracy
and the Distribution of public funding for:
Schools, Law Enforcement, Fire Department, Highways, Infrastructure, Personal, government, and business decision making.
In maps what is Relative Distance?
Spatial Interaction: Connections, contacts, movement, and flow of things between places.
Amazon has drastically decreased the relative distance between consumers and products.
In maps what is Absolute Direction?
EXACT, PRECISE
Cardinal Directions: NSEW
In maps what is Relative Direction?
Remember, relative relationships.
Turn left at the Target, then right at the second stop-sign
What is Clustering ?
Close together
Density - The # of something in a
defined area.
What is Dispersal/Distribution ?
Far apart
Distribution - The way something is
spread out over an area.