1. Introduction to AP Human Geography – Day 2
Mr. Stepek

2. Map legend/key
For analysis purposes special attention MUST be placed on the map index or legend
Identifies scale
Identifies symbols
Identifies color coding

3. Thematic Types of Maps: choropleth
unit is assigned color
best = use shades of same color
darker = greater occurrence of the
phenomenon being analyzed
strength
shows dominance of a trait
weakness
level of aggregation/generalization must be considered.
could give false conclusion
must compare “apples to apples”

4. Thematic Types of Maps: dot maps
dots indicate the # of occurrences in a given area
Best for raw data, not ratios or normalized data
Snow video =
early use of GIS
can be described using the three properties of a distribution

5. Thematic Types of Maps: isoline
similar data is connected by lines
always used for elevation
ex: barometric pressure on weather maps
Data bands assigned colors = isopleth

6. Thematic Types of Maps: flow line maps
Shows movement of people, information, and goods between places

7. Types of Maps: Topographic
Reflects the Earth’s physical features (terrain, elevation)

8. Graphs in the form of “maps”: Cartograms
Distorts size of a map units to allow comparison of data.
more of a “graph” concept than a map = graph in map form

9. 2008 Election Results

10. Five Themes of Geography
Location
Place
Region
Interaction
Movement
Where? (most basic question)
How can this location be described?
With what other locations does this place share certain characteristics?
How have humans and the environment affected each other in this location?
How has this location been affected by the flow of people, goods and ideas?
Insert a map of your country.

11. Five Themes of Geography mnemonic
Movement
Region
Location
Interaction
Place
= “Mr. Lip”
Insert a picture of one of the geographic features of your country.

12. Two ways to describe a “location”
Absolute or “Exact” location
Using latitude and longitude
Another type = street addresses, “townships”
Insert a picture of an animal and or plant found in your country.

13. Two ways to describe a “location”
Relative location
where something is, in reference to someplace else.
“Illinois is south of Wisconsin”
San Francisco is 350 miles north of L.A.
can hint at the importance of a location
Insert a picture of an animal and or plant found in your country.

14. Location Tools
GPS (Global Positioning System)
uses satellites to pinpoint location, direction, velocity
Insert a picture illustrating a custom or tradition here.

15. Location Tools (continued)
GIS (geographic info. system)
permits storage/analysis of data in layers
Ghost Map (Snow/Cholera)
Remote sensing
collect data with tools while physically distant from the area.
Insert a picture of the head leader of your country.