whole coarse Flashcards
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two types of maps
thematic and reference
thematic maps
political, physical, plat, road
reference
graduated cylinder, topography, cartogram, isoline, dot distribution, chloropleth
maps are distorted in
shape, size, distance, direction, location
GIS
layers data, lets us see spatial relationships
qualitative data
attitudes, beliefs, feelings
quantitive data
uses census, number form
what kind of data does the government use
both qualitative and quantitative data
what has decreased distance decay
space time compression, technology and advanced communication making us more connected also creating a unique sense of place and cultural landscape
environmental determinism
environment affects society
environmental possibilism
society affects environment
what does scale of analysis look at
how data is organized (national, global, local)
small scale maps
shows lots of surface but little details (ex. world maps)
large scale map
very specific, lots of detail (ex. county map)
types of regions
functional, perceptual, formal
functional/nodal region
organized around a center or nodal point
perceptual/vernacular region
not defined, people’s beliefs (china town)
formal region
states boundaries, common attributes
population distribution
where and where aren’t people
urban areas have
more economic and social opportunities, bring in more migrants
rural areas have
less economic and social opportunities, homes and buildings more dispersed, more land, quieter life style
population densities
arithmetic, physiological, agriculture
arithmetic density
population over amount of land
physiological density
population over arable land, shows how much they have to feed