Ap human chapter 2

Census

Official count for the number of people in a defined area

Qualitative data

interpretations of data sources like field observations and media reports

Quantitative data

Information Measured by numbers (population density)

GIS

stores and captures geographic data that can be used to configure both simple and complex maps.

Topography

Shows the shape and features of land surfaces within physical geography

Remote sensing

Method of collecting data, using a variety of geospatial technology, that is remote or requires no physical contact.

GPS

source of geographic data

is an integrated network of at least 31 satellites in the US system that orbit Earth and transmit location data to handheld receivers

Cartographers

People that create maps

Absolute distance

Distance that can be measured using a standard unit of length

Relative location

A places location in relation to another location

Relative distance

Measured in terms of other criteria such as time or money ( a ride from manhattan to LaGuardia costs 30 bucks)

Absolute location

Your exact location (north, east, south, west)

Map scale

Mathematical relationship between the size of a map and the part of the real world it shows

Reference maps

Generalized sources of geographic data that focus on location.