AP Unit 1

Shows features of the Earth such as mountains, rivers, deserts, etc

• Physical Map
• Political Map
• Road Map
• Isoline Map

Shows borders of countries and states

• Political Map
• Physical Map
• Weather Map
• Cartogram

Different sized symbols used to present quantitative data.

• Graduated Symbol Map
• Choropleth Map
• Dot Density Mmap
• Cartogram

Represents data through colors, shades, or patterns.

• Choropleth Map
• Graduated Symbol
• Dot Density Map
• Cartogram

Uses dots to show the location of observations or events.

• Dot Density Map
• Cartogram
• Graduated Symbol
• Choropleth Map

Shows relative size of an area based on a particular attribute.

• Cartogram
• Graduated Symbol
• Choropleth Map
• Dot Density Map

Where a place is in relation to other places or features.

• Relative Location
• Absolute Location
• Relative Distance
• Absolute Distance

Measures the level of social, cultural, or economic similarity between places despite their distance from each other.

• Relative Distance
• Relative Location
• Relative Direction
• Absolute Distance

Distance that can be measured with a standard unit of length.

• Absolute Distance
• Relative Direction
• Absolute Location
• Relative Location

Computer systems that stores layers of data, analyzes, & displays information from multiple digital maps, and organizes the information by location.

• GIS
• GPS
• GAS
• Remote Sensing