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Friction of Distance
This is the concept of how absolute distance affects the interaction between two places.
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Which would be a larger cartographic scale (city, country, or world map)?
City
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GIS
A set of computer tool used to capture, store, transform, analyze, and display geographic data (creates thematic layers)
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How do geographers define the concept of "place?"
A location on the Earth's surface that has distinct / unique characteristics.
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Tobler's First Law of Geography
Everything is related to everything else, but near things are more related than distant things
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What are the types of distortion on a map?
Shape, size, direction, distance
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Human Geography
The study of the spatial variation in the patterns and process related to human activity.
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What are choropleth maps
Thematic maps that use shades of a color to illustrate certain aspects of data
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Explain scale of analysis.
Focuses on some type of data and its distribution across space (tracking a disease, trend, etc.)
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Qualitative Data
This is examining data through more humanistic means (observations, interviews, etc.)
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Sustainability
This is the concept that of how humans use the Earth's resources so that there will be some available for future generations.
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What is cartography?
The art / science of mapmaking
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On a Mercator projection map, where is there distortion?
Nearest the poles
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