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Generally the relationship between the portion of earth being studied and earth as a whole specifically the relationship between the size of an object on a map and the size of the actual feature on Earth's Surface. | Scale |
The physical gap or interval between two objects. | Space |
An illustration of land or other geographic , political , or historical features. | Map |
A person who makes maps | Cartographer |
Ways in which people , places and characteristics are organized on the earth's surface | Spatial Patterns |
maps that show the absolute locations of places and geographic features determined by a frame of reference , typically latitude and longitude. | Reference maps |
maps that tell stories , typically showing the degree of some attribute or the movement of a geographic phenomenon. | Thematic Maps |
Exact location of a place on earth described by global coordinates (lat , log). | Absolute Location. |
Relative Location. the position of a place in relation to another place. | Relative Location |
a way of presenting the spherical earth on a flat surface | Map Projection. |
a change in the shape, size or position of a place when it's shown on a map. | Distortion. |
the tendency to put similar or related items in a group. | Clustering |
Movement of individuals away from centers of high population density or their area of origin. | Dispersal |
Absolute distance. The distance that can be measured with a standard unit length , such as a mile or kilometre. | Absolute distance. |
A measure of the social , cultural , economic relatedness or connectivity between two places how connected or disconnected they are despite their absolute distance from each other. | Relative distance. |
The numbering system used to indicate the location of parallels draw on a globe and measuring distance north and south of the equator. | Latitude Lines |
The number system used to indicate the location of meridians drawn on a globe and measuring distance east and west of the prime meridians. | Longitude Lines |
Sharing a common boarder. | Contiguous |
a representation of a portion of earth's surface based on an individual knows about a place that contains personal impressions of what is in the place and where the place is located | Mental Map |
Elevation. | Height above sea level. |
the number of things , people , animals or objects in a specific area. | Density |