Mapping Demo Flashcards
* school geography review test flashcards done1. Scale fc
| position | ease | box | interval | due |
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| front | 2.50 | 1 | 0.01 | 2025-09-28T22:28:25Z |
Scale displays the relationship Between a distance on a map and the physical distance
2. Compass Rose fc
| position | ease | box | interval | due |
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| front | 2.65 | 3 | 6.00 | 2025-10-04T22:05:37Z |
- The compass rose shows the four cardinal directions(North, East, South, West) on the map. The north point is always facing upwards.
3. Map Distortion fc
| position | ease | box | interval | due |
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| front | 2.50 | 1 | 0.01 | 2025-09-28T22:27:37Z |
- To translate the globe onto something flat, we use something called _projection_ - Tis leeds to misrepresentations of shape, area, distance, or directions - various _map projections_ exist to minimize specific distortions - Every single form of projection have their own tradeoffs
(see:It is impossible to represent a sphere as a flat plane without some form of distortion)
3.0.1. Mercator fc
| position | ease | box | interval | due |
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| front | 2.50 | 1 | 0.01 | 2025-09-28T22:25:33Z |
The standard map projection. Accurately displays shape and direction, but fails to represent size properly
3.0.2. Gall-Peter map projection fc
| position | ease | box | interval | due |
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| front | 2.50 | 1 | 0.01 | 2025-09-28T22:19:34Z |
- Also known as the _equal area projection_
- Are is represented equally
- However, shape is distorted
4. Types of Maps
4.1. Political map fc
| position | ease | box | interval | due |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| front | 2.20 | 1 | 0.01 | 2025-09-28T22:29:34Z |
Meant to display human-made borders with lines.
- Displays geographical boundaries and features related to human-created boundaries of the world, continents, and major geographic regions
4.2. Physical Map fc
| position | ease | box | interval | due |
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| front | 2.50 | 2 | 1.00 | 2025-09-29T22:07:28Z |
- Intended to reveal details about the landscape - Names of major features are shown & elevation is indicated through shading
4.3. Topographical Map fc
| position | ease | box | interval | due |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| front | 2.50 | 2 | 1.00 | 2025-09-29T22:09:18Z |
- Use contour lines to indicate terrain
- Shows the three-dimensional shape and features of the earth's surface on a two-dimensional surface using contour lines to represent elevation and other symbols for other geographical features
4.4. Thematic Map fc
| position | ease | box | interval | due |
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| front | 2.50 | 1 | 0.01 | 2025-09-28T22:19:47Z |
- highlight information on a single topic such as population density or weather - Meant to represent Data
- Shows the spatial distribution of one or more spec
5. Elsewhere
5.1. References
5.2. In my garden
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