Unit 1 Vocabulary Practice

Maps used to show landforms and /or places

• physical map

• reference map

• cartogram

• choropleth map

Maps used to display specific types of information pertaining to an area

• political maps

• reference maps

• thematic maps

• graduated symbol maps

A thematic map that shows statistical data by transforming space.

• cartogram

• choropleth

• dot density map

• graduated symbol map

Thematic map that use shading or coloring by transforming space.

• cartogram

• choropleth

• dot density map

• graduated symbol map

Thematic map that uses dots to indicate a feature or occurrence.

• cartogram

• choropleth

• dot density map

• graduated symbol map

Thematic map that indicates relative magnitude of some value for a geographic region in which the symbol varies in proportion to date

• cartogram

• choropleth

• dot density map

• graduated symbol map

 A way of showing the curved surface of the Earth is

• mercator
• map projection
• robinson
• winkel tripel projection

The change in shape, size, or location of a place when shown on a map.

• Map Projection
• Distortion

What is GIS in the most encompassing sense?

• A software to make maps

• System designed to capture, store, manipulate, analyze, manage and present all types of geographic

• Application to collect data on the field and store in database

• Tool to edit and design maps for visualization

What is the technique that collect information from the earth from a distance?

• Geographic Information Systems

• Global Positioning Systems

• Remote Sensing

• Ethnography

• Demography