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PEOPLE AND PERCEPTIONS OF THE WORLD Mental Maps
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Making Sense of the World Images of geographic space Based on: information and impressions “New Yorkers View of the World”
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Mental Maps Our perception of places are more important than reality. our personal identity, provides a sense of place. Where do mental maps come from? Experience, hearsay, media, books, friends/family, institutions (church/school)
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Mental Maps Factors influencing perception Distance Distance decay: decrease knowledge with increasing distance Who we are Age, gender, race, ethnicity, wealth, experience Groups Religion, culture, nationality Us vs. Them Why is this important? Who cares about your mental maps?
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Preference Maps Justify each of your 5 best and worst states What receives best results (states)? Why? What receives worst results (states)? Why?
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Mapping – World View
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Mapping Spatial representations of aspects of Earth Cartography – art and science of mapmaking Full of information Ripe for interpretation
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Mapping Critical decisions 1. Projection – transferring a spherical surface to a flat map Impossible to escape error All maps lie flat, all flat maps lie
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Mapping Projection is selected to: Minimize distortion Area, shape, distance, or direction 2. Simplification Omission, exaggeration, distortion 3. Aggregation – think spatial association
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Mapping 4. Map Type General reference map – political vs. physical Topographic – contour lines of elevation
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Mapping Thematic Maps – highlight a particular feature or variable Choropleth – shades of colors depict intensity of some variable
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Mapping Thematic Maps Proportional Symbol – size of symbol depicts intensity or size
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Mapping Thematic Maps Dot – number of dots depict density
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Mapping Thematic Maps Isoline – connect points of equal value (not just topographic)
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Mapping Thematic Maps Cartogram – space is distorted to show size of some variable http://www-personal.umich.edu/~mejn/election/2008/ http://www-personal.umich.edu/~mejn/cartograms/
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Mapping 5. Scale –relationship between the map distance and actual earth distance Large scale – small area (more detail) Small scale – large area (less detail) Scale is shown as: Representative fraction 1/24,000 or 1:24,000 Verbal 1 inch = 400 miles Graphic Scale bar
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Spatial Association at Various Scales Fig. 1-13: Death rates from cancer in the US, Maryland, and Baltimore show different patterns that can identify associations with different factors.
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Cancer Death Rates in the U.S.
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Cancer Death Rates in Maryland
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Cancer Death Rates in Baltimore
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Intro to Maps and GIS Maps Remote Sensing Geographic Information Systems (GIS)Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Fires in Southern California Source: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/natural_hazards_v2.php3?img_id=11799
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Latest World Earthquakes Map National Atlas of the United States
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The Future????? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKh1Rv0PlOQ
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