Unit 1 Ap Human Geo

Mercator

A projection that keeps direction and shape but distorts area, particularly near the poles.

Peters

A projection that shows accurate size of land mass, but shape is distorted, especially near the poles.

Robinson

A projection that balances the distortion of size and shape

Physical Map

a map showing physical details such as mountains, rivers, and lakes

Political map

a map that shows the borders of countries, states, ect.

Isolene map

A map that shows creates a gradient of values between data points

Choropleth map

Uses shades of color to show different values

dot distribution map

uses dots to show concentration of things

graduated symbol map

Uses dots proportional to size to reflect a value

Cartogram

A map that distorts the size of a place to reflect the value

Clustered

when data is clustered together

dispersed

when data is dispersed

pattern

when data follows a recognizable trend

absolute location

the exact/specific location of something

relative location

an approximation of where something is, Mabey the region or a vague idea.

place

a location

scale

the amount of area covered by the data/map,(eg. country, state, world)

space

the distance between things

toponym

a place name, derived from topographical features

formal (uniform) region

a region where people share one or more characteristics

Functional (nodal) region

a region centered around 1 point, gets weaker father away from that point

vernacular (perceptual) region

A region people believe exist as part of their culture

Possibilism

The theory that natural environments shapes humans ways of life but does not outwrite determine it

determinism

the theory that natural environments determine how successful humans are.