GEOG 1982 1st Edition Lecture 2 Outline of Last Lecture 1. Intro To Maps2. How to Read a MapOutline of Current Lecture I. MapsII. ScaleIII. ProjectionIV. Climate ChangeV. Map TypesCurrent LectureI. Maps- show us how to see the worlda. Regions are cartographic creations- they exist primarily on mapsb. How did this business of seeing the world though maps get started?i. There were no maps before roughly 1500ii. Maps emerged with colonialism and were perfected during the rise of the modern state iii. Maps make the order created by this historical process look natural, but there’s no reason why the world needs to be organized and understood that wayiv. All maps are therefore political c. Latitude (lines horizontal, run east to west, parallel to equator)d. Longitude (Meridians, vertically run north to south)i. Both measured in degrees, minutes, secondsII. Scalea. Ratio (fraction) of distance on map relative to distance on earth surfaceb. Large scale covers a small area in great detail c. Small scale covers a large area with less detail III. Projection These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.a. Mathematical means of rendering a curved surface flatb. Always distorts size of objects and their spatial relationsc. Lets you see the whole world at onceIV. Map Typesa. Topographic, Isoline, Choropleth b. Geographic Information Systems c. Gall-Peters projection- preserves proportional sizes while distorting shape d. Cartograms e. DOI landscape conversion
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