Guided Reading: Geography handbook
... A. Goode’s Interrupted Equal Area Projection: shows continents close to their true shapes and sizes B. Robinson’s projection: has distortion at the poles C. Winkel Tripel Projection: good overall view of continent’s shapes and sizes D. Mercator Projection: shows true direction and accurate land shap ...
... A. Goode’s Interrupted Equal Area Projection: shows continents close to their true shapes and sizes B. Robinson’s projection: has distortion at the poles C. Winkel Tripel Projection: good overall view of continent’s shapes and sizes D. Mercator Projection: shows true direction and accurate land shap ...
I Scale D Relationship between the portion of Earth being studied
... Geographers study the relationships between places and also how space affects those relationships. ...
... Geographers study the relationships between places and also how space affects those relationships. ...
Geography Skills
... Longitude lines, or meridians run north to south.*They measure the distance east or west of the Prime Meridian which runs through Greenwich, England. ...
... Longitude lines, or meridians run north to south.*They measure the distance east or west of the Prime Meridian which runs through Greenwich, England. ...
Geography Skills Powerpoint
... Curved surface of Earth cannot be accurately displayed on the flat surface of a map Every projection stretches or breaks the surface of the Earth in some way as it is flattened Depending on projection: distance, direction, shape or area may be distorted ...
... Curved surface of Earth cannot be accurately displayed on the flat surface of a map Every projection stretches or breaks the surface of the Earth in some way as it is flattened Depending on projection: distance, direction, shape or area may be distorted ...
Small Scale Maps
... Pro’s- 1) Limited east-west areas not too far from the Equator 2) Indicates distances and directions fairly accurately Con’s- 1) Distorts toward poles 2) Only shows one hemisphere at a time ...
... Pro’s- 1) Limited east-west areas not too far from the Equator 2) Indicates distances and directions fairly accurately Con’s- 1) Distorts toward poles 2) Only shows one hemisphere at a time ...
Graph
... Distances and directions are fairly accurately. This projection is best for showing limited eastwest areas that are not too far from the Equator. ...
... Distances and directions are fairly accurately. This projection is best for showing limited eastwest areas that are not too far from the Equator. ...
Maps and Map Projections
... 4. disadvantage: they can “lie” Intro: Geography, Maps and Locations - p. 1 of 3 ...
... 4. disadvantage: they can “lie” Intro: Geography, Maps and Locations - p. 1 of 3 ...
Chapter 1
... Location: where a point exists Place: a location’s physical and human features Human Environment interaction: how people affect their environment Movement: How goods, ideas, and people get from one place to another Regions: Large areas that are linked by similar characteristics ...
... Location: where a point exists Place: a location’s physical and human features Human Environment interaction: how people affect their environment Movement: How goods, ideas, and people get from one place to another Regions: Large areas that are linked by similar characteristics ...
Map Projections notes from PPT
... miles smaller and regarded as truth – Developed a grid system that became a forerunner for latitude and longitude ...
... miles smaller and regarded as truth – Developed a grid system that became a forerunner for latitude and longitude ...
THINKING GEOGRAPHICALLY KNOW AND BE ABLE TO
... environmental determinism time zones location (absolute, relative, site, situation, place name/toponym) pattern (linear, centralized, random) physical attributes (natural landscape) possibilism region (formal/uniform; functional/nodal; perceptual/vernacular) scale (implied degree of generalization) ...
... environmental determinism time zones location (absolute, relative, site, situation, place name/toponym) pattern (linear, centralized, random) physical attributes (natural landscape) possibilism region (formal/uniform; functional/nodal; perceptual/vernacular) scale (implied degree of generalization) ...
The Tools of the Geographer
... observations – Do not always work in all situations – Can be used to compare different areas ...
... observations – Do not always work in all situations – Can be used to compare different areas ...
Map Basics - University of Colorado Boulder
... • project the sphere onto a cylinder tangent to a central meridian ...
... • project the sphere onto a cylinder tangent to a central meridian ...