Geospatial Data

Choropleth Map

Dot Density Map

Graduated Symbol Map

Isoline Map

Cartogram Map

Northeast Region

Southeast Region

Midwest Region

Southwest Region

Western Region

Census Survey

gather data on the U.S. population, housing, and economy through various surveys

Absolute Distance

An exact physical measurement of the space between two points

Relative Distance

non-standard measure that expresses the separation between locations based on factors

Great Plains

Sustainability

Meeting needs often focusing on a balance between environmental, social, and economic factors

Possibilism

a geographical theory proposing that the environment offers various possibilities for human activity, but human choices—driven by culture, technology, and agency—ultimately determine which of these possibilities are realized

Environmental determinism

theory that suggests human cultural and societal development is exclusively shaped and constrained by the physical environment

Topographic map