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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