AP Human Geography Unit 1 Review

 A disadvantage to the Mercator would be

• show true directions
• landsize is distorted or misrepresented
• used for marine navigation
• most commonly used map

Which projection is this?

• Peter's
• Robinson
• Mercator
• Goode's

Which projection is this?

• Robinson
• Mercator
• Eckert IV
• Goode's Homolosine

Which projection is this?

• cyclindrical

• conic

• interrupted

• compromise

Which projection is this?

• Robinson
• Mercator
• Eckert IV
• Goode's Homolosine

describes the exact position of a point, often using latitude and longitude

• Cardinal Directions
• Absolute Location
• Relative Location
• Intermediate Directions

An imaginary, longitude line running from the North Pole to the South Pole; this runs through Greenwich, England, is set at o° and divides the earth into the "Western Hemisphere" and the "Eastern Hemisphere"

• equator
• Prime Meridian
• Northern Hemisphere
• Southern Hemisphere

finds the location of a place using other surrounding places, or by using cardinal directions

• Absolute Location
• Intermediate Directions
• GPS
• Relative Location

What type of map projection is this showing?

• Mercator projection

• Cylindrical Projection

• Conic Projection

• Planar projection

Geographic Information Systems is...

• a computer based system that takes pictures from the air and space
• Is a computer based system that stores information linked to geographic locations
• Are photographic images of Earth's surface taken from the air
• Are images of Earth's surface taken from a satellite