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| 2300 BC earliest surviving maps written on clay tablets |
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| 384-322 BC demonstrated earth was spherical through maps. |
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| 276-194 BC first person to use the word geography. Also the first person to correctly divide earth into 5 climatic regions. |
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| 100-170 AD Guide to Geography |
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| by the 17th century, most continents and oceans were accurately displayed. |
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| Location, Place, Human/environment interactions, Movement, Regions |
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| The space that is occupied in the universe (absolute/relative) |
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| Physical and human characteristics: space after humans |
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| Human/Environment Interactions |
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| how humans depend, modify, and adapt to their environments. |
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| How humans interact on earth, the diffusion of religion or trade patterns through connections of peoples. |
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| An area with one or more shared characteristics. |
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| 3 Sources of map distortion |
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| Map scale, Map projection, Map type |
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| Most maps are smaller than the reality they represent. Map scales tell us how much smaller. |
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| This occurs because you must transform the curved surface of the earth on a flat plane. |
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| You can display the smae information on diferent types of maps. |
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| Enlarged version of a small area. |
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| Translates the representative fraction into words |
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| The way we fit earth's 3D surface onto flat paper or a screen |
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Cut and paste
Interrupts the oceans and Australia and New Zealand farther west than reality. Minimized distortion in shape of land masses. |
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Stretches poles. Shapes are correct for all areas.
Correct directional relationships.
Exaggerates distance between Chicago and Stockholm.
Area distorted |
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Distorts both size and shape (minimal)
Oceans uninterrupted. |
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| Demonstrates information: Includes dot map, choropleth, and proportional symbol. |
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| Connects points of equal value |
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| Puts features into classes and then maps classes for each region |
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| Adjusts the size of the country corresponds to the magnitude of the mapped feature. |
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| Size of the symbol corresponds to the magnitude of the mapped feature |
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| Each dot represents some frequency |
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| 3 properties of Distribution |
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| Density, Concentration, Pattern |
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