What are the two main categories of maps?
Reference maps and thematic maps.
What is the function of a Mercator map projection?
It displays accurate direction but distorts the size and shape of landmasses.
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Flashcards covering key concepts from the lecture on AP Human Geography and map projections.
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What are the two main categories of maps?
Reference maps and thematic maps.
What is the function of a Mercator map projection?
It displays accurate direction but distorts the size and shape of landmasses.
What is an advantage of the Good Homolosine projection?
It accurately shows the true size and shape of Earth's landmasses.
What is the purpose of reference maps?
To find boundaries, geographic features, or get directions.
Define absolute location.
The exact spot where something is located, usually given in GPS coordinates.
What is a choropleth map?
A thematic map that displays data using different colors to show quantity and density.
Explain the difference between absolute distance and relative distance.
Absolute distance is the exact measurement between two places, while relative distance is an approximate measurement usually expressed in time or direction.
What is the purpose of a dot density map?
To show data with points at locations where the data is occurring, indicating spatial distribution.
What do cartogram maps represent?
Data dynamically, where the area of each geographic location is proportionate to the value of the represented data.
What type of map is used to illustrate trade movements between locations?
Flow line map.