The Cultural Landscape (An Introduction To AP HUG) Chapter 1 Quick Notes

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  1. ==Introduction To Human Geography==
  2. ==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)

                   1.       2. Dot - Dots that represent a value in its approximate location (Bigger dot =more)

                   1.       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)

                   1.       4. Isoline - Maps Connect areas of equal value w/ lines (E.g. Weather maps)

                   1.       5. Cartograms - Distort the appearance of places on a map to represent their values

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