Maps! Study Guide Sheet

If the scale of a map is 1:24,000, then 1 inch on the map represents __________ FEET on Earth's surface.

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If the scale of a map is 1:24,000, then 1 inch on the map represents __________ INCHES on Earth's surface.

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If the scale of a map is 1:24,000, then 1/2 inch on the map represents __________ INCHES on Earth's surface.

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If the scale on a map reads 1 inch equals 1 mile then, 1/2 inch on the map represents __________ miles on Earth

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If the scale on a map reads 1 inch equals 1 mile then, 2 miles on Earth represents __________ inches on the map

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If the scale on a map reads 1 inch equals 1 mile then, 1.5 miles on Earth represents __________ inches on the map

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Give an example of a fractional scale and a written scale

1:24,000, 1 inch = 1 mile

First to demonstrate Earth was spherical

Aritsotle

Science of map making

Cartography

Science of mapmaking

Cartography

In movement of goods the intensity decreases as distance increases

Distance Decay

Abbreviation for computer system that can capture, store, and display data

GIS

Abbreviation of the system that actually determines the precise position of something

GPS

This type of projection shows the globe as a rectangular map

Mercator

Describe the difference between small-scale and large-scale maps

Small-scale - more land area in less detail, global map Large-scale - less land area in more detail, local map

Distortion is especially severe on

Small-scale maps

Which map would have the smallest scale?

World

Exact location

absolute

Type of region that's uniform throughout

formal

This type of scale shows less land area in more detail usually used for local maps

large

Explains where something is on Earth

location

Refers to all of the human and physical attributes in a location

place

A system for transferring locations from a globe to a flat map ___

projection

Scientific way of transferring locations of Earth's surface to a flat map

projection

Spatial unit or group of places that share similar characteristics

region

Described by something's relationship to places around it

relative

The acquisition of data about Earth's surface from a satellite orbiting Earth

remote sensing

Relationship between the length on a map that feature on the landscape ___

scale

The relationship of a features size on a map to its actual size

scale