Geo EOYT | Quizlet

What are maps

maps are a diagramatic representation of an area of land or sea showing features like cities, rivers and roads

what is the function of a map

the function of a map today is visualization, exploration communication and direction. in the past they were used for propoganda, glory, exploration and power

what do maps represent

maps are the representation of statistical information. they make it easier to relate data to location and identify geographic trends

Cartography

is the art of map construction, they create maps for plotting routes, preparing forecasts and city planning

Map features

present info about the world in a simple way to display cultural and physical features like size and distance.

GIS system

is a computer based system designed to capture, store, analyze, manage and present all types of geographical data.

GIS system layers

imagery, elevation, transportation, address, boundaries, water features, survey control, your data

future of cartography

future is hard to predict, as technology improves the tools related to it are bound to aswell

lattitude

the measurement of a location north or south of the equator

longitude

the measurement of a location west or east of the prime meredian

what are lattitude and longitude used for

in cartography they are a coordinate system used to determine and describe the position of any place on earths surface

direction

consists of cardinal and intermediate points, tells us which way we are facing or moving on a map or in the real world. essential for navigation

distance

refers to the spatial seperation between 2 or more points

scale

is the relationship between distance on a map or model and the corresponding distance on earths surface

what is a reference map

primarily display natural and human made objects from the geographical environment with an emphasis on location

such as maps found in atlases and topographic maps

political map (type of reference map)

focuses solely on the state and natural boundaries of a place

physical map (type of reference map)

shows the physical landscape features of a place. like mountains rivers and lakes

road maps (type of reference map)

these maps show major and minor highways and roads aswell as points of interest such as airports, city locations, parks or monuments

topographic map (type of reference map)

similar to a physical map as it shows different physical landscape features. yet they differ due to their contour lines

what is a thematic map

is a map designed too display info bout a specific topic or theme within a geographical area

cloropleth map (type of thematic map)

map that is shaded according to a range of values presented in a key, used to represent statistical data

isoline map (type of thematic map)

a map that uses contour lines to represent points of an equal value like a elevation or isobars map

dot map (type of thematic map)

type of thematic map that uses dots to represent the geographical distribution of a phenominon, represents location and distribution

radial flow map (type of thematic map)

lines radiate from an origin point to a single or multiple destination nodes, each hub links the movement of a phenomenon with a directional flow line

network flow map (type of thematic map)

shows movement along an established network, usually based on transportation or communication inter connectivity

distributive flow map (type of thematic map)

these flow maps branch off into their own destination. it is not the necessary route being traveled, rather an abstract representation of how the info travels from an origin to multiple destinations