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HGAP Mod. 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Absolute Distance | The distance that can be measured with a standard unit of length, such as a foot, yard, mile, or kilometer |
| Absolute Direction | Corresponds to the direction on a compass: north, south, east, west, and combinations such as northeast and southwest |
| Cartogram | A map that distorts the geographic shape of an area in order to show the size of a specific variable; the larger the area on a cartogram, the larger the value of the underlying variable |
| Cartographer | A person who makes maps |
| Choropleth Map | A thematic map that shows data aggregated for a specific geographic area, often using different colors to represent different values |
| Data Aggregation | The process of collecting and organizing large amounts of information |
| Map | A two-dimensional (flat) representation of a geographic area or place |
| Spatial Perspective | A geographic perspective that seeks to identify and explain the uses of space |
| Spatial Patterns | The placement or arrangement of objects on Earth’s surface; also includes the space between those objects |
| Clustered | Compact; close together |
| Dispersed | Spread out |
| Time-Distance Decay | Also known as the “first law of geography”; the idea that near things are more related than distant things, and interaction between two places decreases the farther apart they are |
| Map Symbols | Graphic elements that help organize the information in a map, such as (but not limited to) dots, stars, arrows, squares, and dotted lines |
| Legend | A key to the meaning of the symbols and colors on a map |
| Map Scale | The distance on a map in relation to distance in actual space; for example, 1 inch on a map might indicate a distance of 100 miles |
| Relative Distance | A measurement of the level of social, cultural, or economic similarity between places despite their absolute distance from each other |
| Elevation | Distance above sea level |
| Isolene | On a map, a line that connects or links different places that share a common or equal value, such as elevation |
| Topographic Map | A graphic representation of the three-dimensional configuration of Earth’s surface |
| Reference Maps | A map that shows geographic locations on Earth’s surface, such as the locations of cities or oceans |
| Thematic Maps | A map that emphasizes the spatial patterns of geographic statistics or attributes, and sometimes the relationships between them |
| Graduated Circle Map | A map that uses symbols (such as circles or dots) of different sizes to represent numerical values |
| Dot Density Map | A map that uses dots to represent objects or counts; the dot can represent one object (a one-to-one dot density map), or it can represent a number of objects (a one-to-many dot density map) |
| Map Projection | A method for representing the surface of Earth or a celestial sphere on a plane (two-dimensional) surface; all map projections distort some aspect of Earth’s surface |
| Mercator Projection | A map projection that is useful for navigation because the lines connecting points on the map represent the true compass direction; however, landmasses become increasingly distorted the farther away they are from the equator |
| Peters Projection | A map projection that shows all land masses with their true areas but distorts their shapes |
| Goode Homolosine Projection | A map projection that avoids shape distortion and the restrictions of a rectangular map by creating “interruptions” in the map’s continuity; in each section, map projection regions are shown “equally,” like an orange peel being laid out in a flat surface |
| Polar Projection | A map projection that looks down at Earth from the perspective of one of the poles (North Pole or South Pole) |
| Robinson Projection | A map projection that attempts to create the most visually appealing representation of Earth by keeping all types of distortion relatively low over most of the map |
| Distortion (SADD) | Shape, Area, Distance, & Direction |
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