Thinking Geographically 4 types of maps 5 themes of geography 3 types of regions Site vs. Situation.
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Thinking Geographically
•4 types of maps•5 themes of geography•3 types of regions•Site vs. Situation
Robinson Projection - 1963
• Distorts shape, size, distance, and direction evenly, but preserves all four the best at the Equator
Lambert Projection - 1772
• Direction is true from center point• Distorted shapes and direction at the edges• Views one hemisphere of the world
Types of Regions: Formal (Uniform)
• An area within everyone shares one or more distinctive characteristics
Types of Regions: Functional (Nodal)
• An area organized around a node or focal point, diminishes in importance as it grows outward
Types of Regions: Vernacular (Perceptual)
• A place that people believe exists as part of their cultural identity
Site vs. Situation
Site• The physical
characteristic of a place• Example: Marion
County’s site characteristics include knobs, rivers, and a high percentage of agricultural land
Situation• The location of a
place in relation to others
• Example: Lebanon is approximately 60 miles south of Louisville
Latitude and Longitude
• Latitude – runs flat and are parallel
• 0⁰ Latitude is the Equator
• Latitude lines go from 90⁰ South Latitude to 90⁰ North Latitude
• Longitude – runs up and down, meet at the poles
• 0⁰ Longitude is the Prime Meridian, 180⁰ Longitude is the International Date Line
• Longitude meridians go from 0⁰ to 180⁰ and are measured east to west in relation Greenwich, England