Thinking Geographically •4 types of maps •5 themes of geography •3 types of regions •Site vs. Situation
Dec 29, 2015
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