AP Human GEography Unit 1: Thinking Geographically Review

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Every map projection has some degree of distortion because

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a curved surface cannot be represented on a flat surface without distortion

Front

Which of the following scales is represented in the map shown? Local, showing the towns and township areas in a county; Regional, showing the states or provinces in one part of a country; State or province, showing the counties or parishes; Neighborhood, showing the block along street boundaries; Block, showing the property lines and names of owners

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Local, showing the towns and township areas in a county

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Absolute Distance

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describing how far a distance is quantitative units of distance

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Relative Location

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describing the position of a place as compared to (or relative to!) another landmark (near the beach)

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Absolute Location

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describing where something is using the exact site on an objective coordinate system (Long. & Lat.)

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Thematic Map

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a map that displays not only locations but maps a topic or theme of information with the location

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Reference Map

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maps that emphasizes the location of places (without data attached)

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Map Projections

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a method of taking a 3D object and putting in on a 2D plane

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Qualitative Data

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subjective information that is opinion based, is usually descriptive, and often expressed as text

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Quantitative Data

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objective data that is fact based, usually measurable and usually expressed in numbers