Unit 1 Review Packet- AP Human Geography

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Unit 1 Review Packet- AP Human Geography Which map projection is each of these? / / / 1. Robinson 2. Mercator 3. Good homolosine Which are the two you should know the most? Robinson and Mercator ... What is accurate/inaccurate with them? Robinson- useful for waterway navigation, elongates near the poles and shrinks the landmasses near the equator Mercator-very little shape distortion, lots of size distortion near the poles / / 4. Azimuthal 5. Gall-peters Name the type of map / // 1. cartogram 2. dot 3. physical / / / 4. chloropleth 5. topographic 6. Graduated symbol Fill in the blank- Contemporary Tools of Geography 1. Remote sensing- is the acquisition of data about Earth’s surface from a satellite orbiting Earth or from other long-distance methods. 2. GPS- accurately determines the precise position of something on Earth. 3. GIS- is a computer system that can capture, store, analyze, and display geography data. Each type of information can be stored in a layer. 4. Remote sensing- Ex. Gathering data about sea level change 5. GIS- Ex. Comparing layers of data on population and light pollution 6. GPS- Ex. Using coordinates to find a location on earth Matching Terms 1. __d__Human Geography 2. __y__ Physical Geography 3. __r__ Geographic Scale 4. __z__ Map scale 5. __a__ Map projection 6. __f__ Distribution 7. __s__ Density 8. __b__ Concentration 9. __v__ Pattern 10. __p__ Relative location 11. __w__ Absolute location 12. __u__ Absolute distance 13. __c__ Relative distance 14. __t__ Time-space convergence 15. __e__ Diffusion This study source was downloaded by 100000793680026 from CourseHero.com on 04-26-2021 14:49:26 GMT -05:00 http [Show More]

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