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Basics to Human Geography Chapter 1 - Types of Maps

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Equal Area Projection   show
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Goodes-Homsoline Projection   show
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Goodes-Homsoline Projection   show
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Conformal Maps   show
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Lambert Conic Projection   show
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Lambert Conic Projection   show
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show map in which all the lines of latitude and longitude meet in right angles  
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Effect of Right Angles   show
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show greatly exaggerates the landforms around the polar regions  
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show is useful for determinig distance on the surface of the earth  
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Effect of Distortion on Poles   show
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show cylindrical,planar,conic,and oval  
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show shows true direction but loses distance  
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Cylindrical Class Map   show
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show shows true direction and examines the earth from one point  
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Planar Projection   show
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show a map projection in which the plane is the most developable surface  
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show polar projection  
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show all points from the pole go either north from the south pole point or south from the north pole point  
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Conic Projection   show
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Oval Projection   show
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Oval Projection   show
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show map that displays one or more variables  
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show are used to determine geographic properties  
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Flow-Line Maps   show
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Flow-Line Maps   show
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show puts data into a spacial format and are useful for determining demographic data by assigning colors or patterns to areas  
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show infant mortality rates  
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Choropleth Maps   show
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Choropleth Maps   show
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show often shows population by size  
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show shows countries with a latrger population appear larger on the map  
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Four Greatest Popultaions   show
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show thematic map  
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show uses points to show the precise locations of specific observations and occurrences  
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Dot Maps   show
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show thematic map  
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Proportional Symbol Maps   show
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Isoline Map   show
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show a map with continuos lines joining points with the same value  
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Isoline   show
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Other Thematic Maps   show
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show a map that the person beleives to exist  
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show proves uefull tools in communication  
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show an inmage of a portion of the Earth's surface that an individual creates in his or her mind  
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show a type of map projection that maintains the accurate size and shape of landmasses but completely rearanges direction  
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Fuller Projection   show
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show north, south, east, and west  
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Map Projection   show
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show has distortion  
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show map that displays individual preferences for certain places  
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show mapthat shows reference information for a particular place  
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Reference Map   show
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Robinson Projection   show
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Robinson Projection   show
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show map that uses isolines to represent constant elevations  
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