Unit 1 Vocab APHG

Front

Map showing locations with political or physical features

Back

Reference maps

Front

Thematic map using colors/shading to represent data

Back

Choropleth map

Front

Thematic map using dots to represent a quantity of a spatial characteristic

Back

Dot distribution map

Front

Thematic map using symbols of varying sizes to show amounts of a variable

Back

Graduated symbol map

Front

Thematic map connecting areas of equal value with lines

Back

Isoline map

Front

Map showing elevation and physical features on Earth’s surface

Back

Topographic map

Front

Thematic map distorting area to show a variable

Back

Cartogram

Front

Describing distance, direction, and location in precise terms

Back

Absolute

Front

Describing distance, direction, and location in descriptive, qualitative, and conceptual terms

Back

Relative

Front

The way something is spread over an area.

Back

Distribution