Unit 1 Geography

The science of map making

maps that emphasize a specific topic

map that primarily shows land forms such as mountains, deserts, etc.

map that primarily shows the boundaries between countries, counties, or States

amount of territory being analyzed on a map such as local, national, regional, or

compass directions are kept correct but size and shape are often distorted especially closer to the poles

shape and size of the continents are correct but distorts distance and direction

an ellipse view of the earth with a flat top and bottom, area is accurate but distances and directions are distorted

creates a view of the world from the poles, keeping distance and direction from the poles correct but distorting shape and size

geographic location and characteristics of natural or human created features and boundaries on, above, or below the earth's surface

information that can be expressed as a measurable number (statistics)

collected information that is descriptive and therefore harder to analyze (feelings, perspectives)

Computer application that stores, analyzes, and layers different geographic information

Using satellites or other long-range methods to acquire information about the Earth's surface (weather stations use this for analyzing where it is raining etc)

accurately determines the precise location of something on Earth.