The Cultural Landscape (An Introduction To AP HUG) Chapter 1 Quick Notes
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- ==Introduction To Human Geography==
- ==Introduction To maps==
1. Reference maps - Informational maps that show boundaries & place names
1. Often display Physical and Man-made features.
1. (E.g. Subway maps, Fire evac. maps, world maps, etc.)
2. Thematic Maps - Shows us the quantitative data (Data that is shown by numbers)
1. To know what it is about we’ll have to read the title!
3. ==/What are the 5 ways to Geospatial Data?==
1. Choropleth - Maps using colors/shading to show quantity. data (Darker=more)
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2. Dot - Dots that represent a value in its approximate location (Bigger dot =more)
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3. Graduated Symbol - Feature symbols proportional to the size of the actual data (If the Data is big then the symbol will also be big)
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4. Isoline - Maps Connect areas of equal value w/ lines (E.g. Weather maps)
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5. Cartograms - Distort the appearance of places on a map to represent their values
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