Vocab Quiz 9/17

Question 1

Cartography

Answer 1

The science of mapmaking

Question 2

Distortion

Answer 2

All map projections are distorted in some way since there is no way to accurately place a 3d object in 2d

Question 3

Reference Maps

Answer 3

Show the physical features of a location.

Question 4

Thematic Maps

Answer 4

Focus on a specific theme or subject area; essentially they tell a story

Question 5

Qualitative

Answer 5

Interpretation-based, descriptive, and relating to language

Question 6

Quantitative

Answer 6

Numbers-based, countable, or measurable

Question 7

Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

Answer 7

Computer system/software that stores, analyzes, and displays information from multiple digital maps or data sets.
Thematic and physical layers
Could be used for…
- Analysis of crime data
- Effects of pollution
- Urban planning

Question 8

Global Positioning System (GPS)

Answer 8

Primarily used for navigation
Uses triangulation to determine location

Question 9

Remote Sensing

Answer 9

Acquisition of data about Earth’s surface from satellites

Question 10

Sustainability

Answer 10

The use of the Earth’s renewable and nonrenewable natural resources in ways that ensure resource availability in the future

Question 11

Environmental Determinism

Answer 11

The theory that the environment determines, plays a decisive role, or causes social and cultural development

Question 12

Possibilism

Answer 12

A theory that suggests while the environment can limit certain actions (possibilities), it does not determine them