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Opening List the 5 themes of Human Geography 1.Location 2.Human-Environment Interaction 3.Region 4.Place 5.Movement
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5 Themes Location –Site –Situation or Relative Location –Absolute Location
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5 Themes Human-Environment Interactions –Cultural Landscape Region –Uneven distribution –Common characteristic
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5 Themes Place –Unique point in space –Sense of place –Perceptions
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5 Themes Movement –Spatial Interaction Distance Distance decay –Accessibility –Connectivity
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What does this map represent?
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Isoline
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Isoline - Contour
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Proportional symbols
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Dot map
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Choropleth
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Cartogram
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Parts of a Map Title Legend ScaleDirection
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Map Scale Expressed as a ratio of unit on map to actual number of units on Earth. –1:100,000 inches = –1 inch on map is the equivalent of –100,000 inches in the real world The larger the second number, the smaller the map scale
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THUS… A large-scale map displays a relatively small section of the Earth’s surface A small-scale map displays a relatively large section of the Earth’s surface
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Remote Sensing Measuring and interpreting the Earth’s surface from far away –Balloon –Aircraft –Satellite
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Remote Sensing Satellite imaging often produces “false color” images
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False Color (example)
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Orthophoto Map Map drawn on actual aerial/satellite photo
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Geographic Information System (GIS)
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GIS Layers
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GIS Layering Rasters Vectors
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What GIS Can Do?
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