Unit 1 Flashcards
(52 cards)
How do we create maps?
- Visualization
- Satellite Navigation Systems
Visualization
Visual representation of data
Satellite Navigation Systems
Satellites that take pictures of Earth to recreate it through remote sensing
GPS (Global Positioning System)
Shows us where specifically we are on Earth
think of putting an address into google maps to get there and it shows you where you are, on the way (your pinpoint)
Geotagging
storing information based on a location
think of taking a picture on your phone of an area in Conneticut and traveling back to New York. Your phone will say that, that photo was captured in Conneticut, provide longitude and latitude altitudes, etc
GIS (Geographic Information System)
captures pictures of parts or whole of Earth and places it on a map
-information is stored in layers and can be added on top of each other.
Pattern
Any kind of pattern that cartographers look for to map.
Online mapping
open platform forums where people can add information
when searching up a place and it provides with an area that allows you to add information (hours, pictures of the place, ratings, etc
Toponym
the name of something on Earth
Absolute location
where a place or area is specifically located
Relative location
information about where a location is
street corner, across the street from, near…
Site
physical characteristics of a location
hills, deserts, mountains, rivers, etc
Situation
location of something relative to other locations
-in other words, bringing up one location to talk about another
the supermarket across the street from Taft
Space
the distance between 2 places
Distance Decay
as you get farther apart, the less of a connection they have
-in other words, the strength of a relationship decreases as the separation increases (people, places, systems, etc)
Connection
the relationship between 2 places
Time-Space Compression
how long it takes to get somewhere
rush hour, planes, buses, walking, biking, etc can all be a factor of this
Flows
movement(s)
Choropleth
A map that uses shading in order to show data
Dot map
A map that uses dots to show data
-the more dots there are, the more frequent activity there is
Graduated symbol map
a map that uses symbols to represent data
- a symbol gets larger to represent data
isoline map
maps that are drawn to show data points of the same value
- in simpler words, maps that use lines that are drawn
Cartogram map
size of the map changes based on the information
-part of the map gets bigger or smaller depending on the amount of information.
Time zones
in order to maximize daylight hours, each place on Earth has its own time
-in simpler words, a geographic region where the same standard time is used
