map projections + important terms

choropleth

choropleth map is good to show density but not distribution

a dot map is good to show distribution but n

is good to show distribution but not density. Mcdonalds in USA

isoline map

Good for showing temperature but hard to read without color. A map that connects places of a particular value by lines

flow maps

a map that depicts movement through linear symbols

conformal projection

preserves distribution of shape land features but distorts their size

equal area projection

preserves size of land features but distorts their shape

Gall-peters

preserves size and direction but distorts shape

Mercator

preserves shape but distorts size. Ex: africa and greenland

robinson

preserves shape, size but distorts polar areas. weird curves at the end

goode’s- homolosine

preserves size and shape but distorts oceans

polar azimuthal

preserves direction distorts shape and area. only shows one half of the earth

spatial patterns.

how and where different geographic features occur on the earth’s surface

census

complete count of a population (as of a state)

geospatial

denoting data that is associated with a particular location .

cultural ecology

the geographic study of human-environment interaction

scale

1:2500 is a large scale (close up=more info) BHS is large scale 1:250000 small scale (far away=less info) Missouri is a small scale

region

geographic area with common characteristics and/or patterns of activity