chapter one Flashcards
What type of Map Projection is used primarily for navigation?
Mercator
Direct linkage between different regions or locations is called what?
Connectivity (under spatial connections)
What does “geography” mean literally?
To write or draw the Earth
What is relative location?
The location of an object or feature in relation to something else
Angular distance east or west of the Prime Meridian is referred to as what?
Longitude
What is the science of map making called?
Cartography
What do you call a region that is defined by a limited set of criteria (example: The Corn Belt)
Formal Region
What are the five themes of geography?
Location, Place, Region, Human-Environment Interaction, Movement
What is distance decay?
The notion that as distance increases between two phenomena, the less likely they are to interact.
If you examined a phenomena at the country, state, and national level, what concept are you employing?
Scale
Which of these two maps would have the smallest scale? World map or City map?
World Map
What is the name that is assigned to a portion or place on Earth’s surface called?
Topogram
The relationship between the length of an object on a map and a feature on the landscape is called…
Scale
What is remote sensing?
The collection of data from earth’s surface from satellites or other long distance methods.
At what location on a map would you find the Equator?
0 Degrees latitude
What is a map that depicts places you routinely visit or your activity spaces?
Mental map
What is the frequency in which something occurs in a region called?
Density
What continents are entirely in the Western Hemisphere?
N. America, S. America
What is a cartogram?
A map that uses information other than land are to display countries.
If you were to describe the site of a place, what information would you use?
Physical characteristics
What is the name for a themontic map that uses tones or colors to represent spatial data?
Choropleth map
The term sense of place refers to what?
uniqueness of a region (from vernacular/perceptual regions)
The interrelationships between people and their environments is called what?
Cultural Ecology, Human-Environment Interaction
What is possiblism?
The idea that humans are limited by their environment, but can adapt to it.
