Key Question #2 Flashcards
(14 cards)
what is a mental map?
a mental map is a personal visualization a spatial information. In other words, its a map inside our own minds
three ways we use mental maps
- finding our way from point a to point b
- organizing and storing information for future reference
- they provide people with essential means of making sense of the world and recalling information about the patterns of earths physical and human features
what is a map scale?
level of detail and the amount of area covered on the map depend on its map scale
three ways map scales are presented
- ratio or fraction scale
- written scale
- graphic scale
what is a map projection?
a map projection is a systematic transformation of the latitudes and longitudes from the surface of a sphere into the locations on a plane, maps cannot be created without map projections
what is geographic grid?
the geographic grid is a system of imaginary arcs drawn in a grid pattern on earth’s surface
what is latitude?
latitude is a geographic coordinate that specifies the north-south position of a point on earth’s surface
parallel=latitude
what are parallels?
parallels run east-west as circles parallel to the equator
what is longitude?
longitude is a geographic coordinate that specifies the east-west position of a point on earth’s surface
meridian=longitude
what is a time zone?
a time zone is a region of the globe that observes a uniform standard time for legal, commercial, and social purposes
what is daylight savings?
daylight savings time is for part of the year the local clock time is adjusting by an hour
how do you calculate standard deviation time?
every 15 degrees its plus or minus an hour
what does UTC stand for?
Coordinated Universal Time
what does GMT stand for?
Greenwich Mean time
