Map-Making Concepts and Techniques

This video is a review of AP Human Geography Unit One, covering diffusion types, map properties, projections, scales, thematic maps, mapmaking technologies, and cultural ecology. It explains expansion diffusion and its subtypes, map distortion, and different map projections. The video also discusses map scales, thematic maps, and technologies like GIS and GPS. Finally, it explores cultural ecology, including environmental determinism and possibilism.

Which type of diffusion involves the spread of an idea from a person of authority to others?

• Expansion diffusion

• Stimulus diffusion

• Hierarchical diffusion

• Contagious diffusion

What is the main issue with all maps due to the transfer from a sphere to a rectangle?

• Simplicity

• Inaccuracy

• Distortion

• Complexity

Which type of map projection maintains shape but distorts other properties?

• Equal area projection

• Conformal projection

• Equidistant projection

• Cognitive map

What type of map uses lines to connect points of equal value?

• Choropleth map

• Dot density map

• Proportional symbol map

• Isoline map

Which type of thematic map uses symbols of varying sizes to represent data values?

• Dot density map

• Isoline map

• Proportional symbol map

• Choropleth map

What is the primary function of GIS in map-making?

• To provide exact positioning

• To store and layer geographic information

• To collect data from satellites

• To create mental maps

What is the difference between primary and secondary data in map-making?

• Primary data is collected from satellites, secondary data is not

• Primary data is more accurate than secondary data

• Primary data is always quantitative, secondary data is qualitative

• Primary data is collected by the researcher, secondary data is collected by others

Which concept in cultural ecology suggests that the environment places some limits, but humans can overcome them?

• Environmental perception

• Cultural determinism

• Possibilism

• Environmental determinism

What does cultural determinism state about human limitations?

• They are determined by cultural beliefs

• They are based on technological advancements

• They are imposed by the environment

• They are self-imposed or imposed by other humans

How does environmental perception influence human interaction with the environment?

• It limits technological development

• It determines cultural beliefs

• It shapes how resources are used

• It dictates the resources available