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Geographic Tools

Category: Geographic Tools

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Popular AP Human Geography sets

1.1, 1.4

introduction to maps

Scale of analysis and Regional analysis

Geographic Data, Spacial concepts, Human-Environmental interaction

1.2, 1.3, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7

FIRST SET OF VOCAB

Second set of pop vocab

Geographic Tools	Definition
DISTORTION	A Distortion is the change to a object, form or thing.
GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM	It is a means to find a location on earth.
MAP TYPES	Refer to Cartography
GRID	Multiple independent computing clusters which act like a "grid" because they are composed of resource nodes not located within a single administrative domain.
MODEL	A model is a pattern, plan, representation (especially in miniature), or description designed to show the main object or workings of an object, system, or concept.
GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM (GIS)	It is a system to manage, store , and analyse data, and associated attributes that related to the earth.
MAP	A two-dimensional, or flat, representation of earths surface or a portion of it.
PROJECTION	Map projections are attempts to portray the surface of the earth or a portion of the earth on a flat surface.
TIME ZONES	A time zone is a region of the Earth that has adopted the same standard time, usually referred to as the local time.
MENTAL MAP	The concept of a mental map refers to a person's personal point-of-view perception of their own world.
REMOTE SENSING	Remote sensing is the small or large-scale acquisition of information of an object or phenomenon, by the use of either recording or real-time sensing device(s) that is not in physical or intimate contact with the object.
MAP SCALE	The scale of a map is the ratio of a single unit of distance on the map to the equivalent distance on the ground.

DISTORTION	Definition: A Distortion is the change to a object, form or thing.	1	0	false
POSITIONING	GLOBAL _____ SYSTEM	2	0	true
MAP TYPES	Definition: Refer to Cartography	3	0	false
composed	Multiple independent computing clusters which act like a "grid" because they are _____ of resource nodes not located within a single administrative domain.	4	1	true
designed	A model is a pattern, plan, representation (especially in miniature), or description _____ to show the main object or workings of an object, system, or concept.	5	1	true
representation	A two-dimensional, or flat, _____ of earths surface or a portion of it.	7	1	true
PROJECTION	Definition: Map projections are attempts to portray the surface of the earth or a portion of the earth on a flat surface.	8	0	false
TIME ZONES	Definition: A time zone is a region of the Earth that has adopted the same standard time, usually referred to as the local time.	9	0	false
MENTAL MAP	Definition: The concept of a mental map refers to a person's personal point-of-view perception of their own world.	10	0	false
large-scale	Remote sensing is the small or _____ acquisition of information of an object or phenomenon, by the use of either recording or real-time sensing device(s) that is not in physical or intimate contact with the object.	11	1	true
MAP SCALE	Definition: The scale of a map is the ratio of a single unit of distance on the map to the equivalent distance on the ground.	12	0	false