Unit 1 Vocabulary

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What is a reference map?

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Maps used to show landforms and/or places.

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What is a physical map?

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A reference map that shows identifiable natural landmarks such as mountains, rivers, oceans, elevation.

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What is a political map?

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A reference map that shows political boundaries, e.g., countries, cities, capitals.

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What is a thematic map?

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Maps used to display specific types of information (theme) pertaining to an area.

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What is a cartogram?

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A thematic map that shows statistical data by transforming space, e.g., population.

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What is a choropleth map?

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A thematic map that uses shading or coloring to show statistical data, e.g., population.

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What is a dot density map?

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A thematic map that uses dots to indicate a feature or occurrence, e.g., population.

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What is a graduated symbols map?

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A thematic map that indicates relative magnitude of some value for a geographic region in which the symbol varies in proportion to data, e.g., population.

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What is absolute distance?

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Measurement using a standard unit of length, e.g., mile, kilometer.

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What is relative distance?

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Measurement of the social, cultural, and/or economic connectivity between places (how connected or disconnected), e.g., USA and Iran vs USA and China.