Spatial Thinking Unit 1 WK 1

What are the 5 design decisions involved in cartography?

• Mercator, Robinson, Polar, Systematic

• Projection, simplification, scale, aggregation, type of map

• Population density, literacy rates, climate, religions

• Color, size, shape, distance, direction

What do reference maps chart?

• Areas that are different in amount

• Information about a place or region

• Physical characteristics of a place

• Categorical areas, different in kind

What do thematic maps depict?

• Physical characteristics of a place

• Information about a place or region

• Categorical areas, different in kind

• Areas that are different in amount

Which type of thematic map uses shades of similar colors to show different values?

• Dot Density type

• Isoline type

• Choropleth type

• Categorical type

What type of map projection is best for comparing distributions of a variable between places?

• Mercator

• Robinson

• Equal-Area

• Polar

What is the scale at which one analyzes an issue critical?

• AAA Colo map scale

• Local scale

• National scale

• World scale

What is the level of detail for dividing a thematic map into geographic units called?

• Aggregation

• Projection

• Simplification

• Scale

What kind of map shows the 2004 Presidential Election results by land area and population?

• State results, by population

• County results, by land area

• County results, by population

• State results, by land area

Which type of pattern arrangement is shown in image A?

• Clustered

• Uniform

• Linear

• Random

What phenomena could explain the patterns shown in image B?

• Climate, agriculture, and industry

• Population density, literacy rates, climate

• Categorical areas, different in kind

• Areas that are different in amount