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geography

study of the earth

what does science do

study the earths surface and the processes that shape it

where is it used

awesome free answer

shape of th earth

oblate spheroid

map projection

rep information from the curbed surface to a flat paper

map breaks

its not possible to transfer it without breaking the map

map distortion

happens when we put it on a paper

mercator projection

direction and shapes are accurate but theres distortion at the poles

robinson projection

minimal distortion

gall peters projection

area is accurate, shape is not

goode homolosine projection

true shape and size but the distance is wrong

mollweide projection

area of land masses are accurate

sinusoidal projection

equal area representation

polar projections

distance from north pole is accurate

werner projection

distance from the north pole is accurate

authagraph

peak

maps are made by

airplane satellite shuttle

political map

shows the names and political boundaries of countries, along with cities or transportation route

physical map

call out landforms and water features

road map

maps drawn to scale with features like parks

land use map

shows what the land is used for

topographical map

draws contour lines to show height

thematic map

shows patterns of statistical data usually one theme

small scale maps

shows a large area with few details zoomed out

large scale map

shows a small area but many details

population map

shows the population density of an area

climate map

shows climate regions throughout the world

precipitation map

show the average amount of precipitation rain and snow that a region receives

space

location physical space physical geography

place

place is what gives space a personality like greek town

location

refers to a specific place absolute and relative

movement

refers to the mobility of people good and ideas

human environment relationship

explores the relationship

region

concerned with how areas are similar or different