Quiz #2

Front 1

Cartography

Back 1

The art and science of making maps, including data compilation, layout, and design. Also concerned with the interpretation of mapping patterns.

Front 2

Reference maps

Back 2

Maps that show the absolute location of places and geographic features determined by a frame of reference, typically latitude and longitude.

Front 3

Thematic maps

Back 3

Maps that tell stories, typically showing the degree of some attribute or the movement of a geography phenomenon.

Front 4

absolute locations

Back 4

The position or place of a certain item on the surface of the earth as expressed in degrees, minutes, seconds of the latitude 0 to 90 N to S of the equator, and longitude, 0 to 180 E or W of the prime meridian passing through Greenwich, England( a suburb of London).

Front 5

Global positioning system (GPS)

Back 5

Satellite based system for determining the absolute location of places geographic features.

Front 6

Geocaching

Back 6

A hunt for a cache, the GPS coordinates which are placed on the internet by other geocachers.

Front 7

Relative location

Back 7

The regional position or situation of a place relative to the position of other places. Distance, accessibility, and connectivity affect relative location.

Front 8

Mental maps

Back 8

Image or picture of the way space is organized as determined by an individual's perception, impression, and knowledge of that space.

Front 9

Activity spaces

Back 9

The space within which daily activity occurs.

Front 10

Remote sensing

Back 10

A method of collecting data of information through the use of instruments that are physically distant from the area or object of study.

Front 11

Geographic Information System GIS

Back 11

A collection of computer hardware and software that permits spatial data to be collected, recorded, stored, retrieved, manipulated, analyzed, and displayed to the user.