MAPS Crash Course Geography #2

A symbolic representation of space

A navigational tool

A type of reference book

To study human-environment interactions

To navigate on a cross-country road trip

To show mountains, cities, and oceans

To visualize data about a particular topic

A cartogram map

A dot density map

A thematic map

A reference map

Key feature or attribute

Political borders

Population density

Elevation

To compare data regardless of actual space

To show mountains and oceans

To navigate on a road trip

To study human-environment interactions

Used for thematic mapping

Being a cylindrical map

Showing accurate representation of Earth

Distorting scale and size of areas

To navigate the Pacific Ocean

To study human-environment interactions

To visualize data about a particular topic

To show mountains and cities

To give spaces a national identity

To study population data

To navigate on a road trip

To visualize elevation

Historical events

Physical features of Earth

Cultural landmarks

Data about a particular topic across a space

By showing only physical features

By being inaccurate

By distorting information

By visualizing data across space