Midterm 1 review

In which ways can maps deceive?

• Scale

• Generalization/selective presentation

• No distortion

• Misleading symbols

A choropleth map varies the size of spatial units to depict a quantitative variable

• True

• False

Best examples of isoline countour maps are

• Elevation, rainfall

• soil, vegetation

• population, counties

Lines, polygons and points are examples of

• Vector data

• Raster data

Projections

• outputs will vary depending on the position of the light source (perspective)

• Don't cause distortion

• Use geometric shapes to develop Earth's curve surface onto a flat map

• of world maps are the most accurate

Is travel time a measure of distance when referring to interaction between to places?

• True

• False

Distance _____ describes that interaction between places decreases as distance between them increases

The following are classes of barriers

• Physical

• Network

• Social/cultural

• Psychological

Reilly's breaking point (line) law indicates the boundary of market area for 2 locations (e.g. cities)

• True

• False

The places and connecting routes used in daily activities are considered our activity _____