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What do maps show?

• The general arrangement of phenomena on a map
• Purpose: Navigation
• The study of how humans adapt to the environment.
• Complex spatial information

What is the difference between reference and thematic maps?

• The ratio between the size of things in the real world and the size of those same things on a map
• What are the implications of the spatial distribution for people?
• Highways, streets, and alleys
• Reference maps are designed for normal people to refer to for general information about places while thematic maps show spatial aspects of information or of a certain phenomenon.

What do political maps show?

• Regions that are organized around a focal point and are defined by an activity.
• Smaller areas within regions
• Human made boundaries (Countries, states, cities, capital cities)
• Observing and recording information on location, or in the field.

What do physical maps show?

• They are not evenly distributed, with some countries having more resources than others. Some countries may have natural resources but not have the money or tools to use those resources. These can also have an impact on cultures, political systems, and the rate of economic development from the local to global scale.
• Purpose: Navigation
• Cons: Direction is not constant & on world map lines converge at only one pole
• Natural features (mountains, oceans, rainforests)

What do road maps show?

• The part of the world being studied. Ex: Global, national, and local.
• Observing and recording information on location, or in the field.
• Highways, streets, and alleys
• The way a phenomenon is spread out over an area

What do plat maps show?

• Pros: Landmass sizes are accurate
• Location identifies where specific phenomena are located either on a grid system or relative to another location.
• It indicates that when things are farther apart, they are usually less connected. This inverse relationship is called distance decay. However, distance decay is less influential with modern technologies like the internet.
• Property lines and details of land ownership

What do choropleth maps show and how?

• Area, shape, distance, and direction.
• The location and distribution of spatial data, rates, or other quantitative data using colors, shades of a color, or patterns.
• The degree of nearness based on time or money. Ex: Kroger is 5 minutes away from home
• The ratio between the size of things in the real world and the size of those same things on a map

What do dot distribution maps show and how?

• Specific location and distribution of something across a map using dots or some other symbol
• What is changing the pattern of distribution?
• What are the implications of the spatial distribution for people?
• Inaccurate generalizations.

What do graduated symbol maps show and how?

• Location identifies where specific phenomena are located either on a grid system or relative to another location.
• Cons: Direction is not constant & on world map lines converge at only one pole
• The amount of something using different sizes of a symbol
• It does not reflect everyone's views on a situation.

What do isoline maps show and how?

• The study of how humans adapt to the environment.
• The idea that 2 or more phenomena might be related or associated with each other. It is important to remember that correlation is not the same as causation.
• Phenomena that are arranged in a group or concentrated area. Ex: restaurants in a food court.
• Variations in data across space using lines that connect points of equal value together. Ex: Topographic maps which are used to show weather.