Ch. 2 Patterns and Processes

Geographic scale refers to the amount of __________ that the map represents.

Larger sizes indicate less of something, and smaller sizes indicate more.

What would a map at the local scale show you?

A map is __________ of the actual land area it represents.

What is TRUE about topographic maps?

_____ maps use various color, shades of colors, or patterns to show the location and distribution of spatial data

Dot distribution maps show the __________ location and distribution of something across

Essential Question: What _____ and techniques do geographers use to analyze the world?

A line: the map may show _____ to indicate that its distance on the map represents ten miles in reality.

Isoline maps use lines that connect points of ______ value to depict variations in the data across space.

Isoline maps are also called isometric maps.

Political maps show and label human-created boundaries such as countries, states, cities, and capitals.

Patterns are___________

Scale is the ratio between the size of the things in the real world and the size of those same things on the map.

A ratio: 1:200,000 -- how many units of measurement would I need to see 100,000 miles? _____________

Each dot represents a specified quantity, like for one school building- or for millions of people who own dogs.

Where lines are close together, whatever the map predicts is changing _________.

Geographers ZOOM in and out of maps that use different scales in order to see the patterns that exist at each scale.

Graduated symbol maps use symbols of different _______ to indicate different amounts of something

What would a map at the global scale show you?

Reference maps are designed for people to refer to for _________ information about places:

Road maps: show and label _____________, streets, and alleys.

These maps might use any kind of symbol, like a triangle, the outline of a house, or a cow- instead of dots.

Thematic Maps show ________ aspects of information.

Words: one inch equals ten miles -- how many inches on a map would I need to see 100 miles ? ____________

_______ maps are illustrations used in books and advertisements to show specific locations mentioned in text.

The maps showing the population density of Australia are choropleth maps.

Other examples of isoline maps are weather maps showing changes in barometric pressure across space.

Physical maps: show and label natural features, such as

A cartographic scale refers to the way the map communicates the ratio of its size to the size of what it represents.