Basics to Human Geography Chapter 1 - Geography and Misuse of Maps
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| Human Geography | the study of human characteristics on the landscape
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| Human Characteristics | population, agriculture, urbanization, and culture
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| Physical Geography | examines the physical features of the Earth and tries to define how they work
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| Physical Geography | study wind, water, weather patterns
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| Separation of the Two Fields | you cannot seperate the two fields
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| Two Fields Inseperable | because physical processes affect human activities and human activities affect some physical processes
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| Misuse of Maps | can mislead a reader by intentionally deleting information
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| Deletion of Information | the cartographer is making a statement about the importance of the item
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| Deletion of Information | maps of the Soviet Union omitted info, such as military and government buildings, for political or stratigic reasons
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| Misleading with Color | bolder colors usually indicate in a factor or toponym on the map
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| Misleading with Color | lighter colors often represent weakness
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| Misleading with Color | German maps during WWII, showed Germany in a bold red color while showing the allied powers in a light yellow. They then distributed the maps to the German people to promote the Allies as weak.
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| Toponym | place name
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| Size on a Map | usually indicates strength
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| Size on a Map | the bigger the item appears, the greater its perceived strength and importance
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