HUGO Exam Review QUESTIONS
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Thematic map - ANS ✔✔A type of map that displays one or more variables-such as population,
or income level-within a specific area.
Choropleth Map - ANS ✔✔uses various colors, shades of one color, or patterns to show the
location and distribution of spatial data
Dot map - ANS ✔✔Each dot represents a specified quantity of spatial characteristics
Graduated/Proportional Symbol Map - ANS ✔✔Use symbols of different sizes to indicate
different amounts of a variable.
Cartogram Map - ANS ✔✔The sizes of countries are shown according to a specific variable. Area
is distorted to show a variable.
Isoline Map - ANS ✔✔uses lines that connect points of equal value to depict variations in the
data across space
Topographical map - ANS ✔✔a. shows natural and manmade features; elevation and contour
lines
GPS - ANS ✔✔system that uses satellites to find your exact location on earth
-used for directions, navigation tracking
GIS - ANS ✔✔A tool that helps map and analyze data about certain places
, Region - ANS ✔✔A region is a area on earth that is grouped together because it shares
something in common
Formal Region - ANS ✔✔Has a clear boundaries and something in common across the area
Functional region - ANS ✔✔centered around a specific point or function and connected by
activities or services
Perceptual Region - ANS ✔✔Highly individualized definition of regions based on perceived
commonalities in culture and landscape.
Mercator map - ANS ✔✔Pros: shape accurate, preserves right angles of latitude and longitude
Cons: Area distorted near the poles, increases size of high latitude areas
Peters Equal Area Projection - ANS ✔✔Pros: landmass area is accurate, repositions many
countries to their sizes
Cons: shapes are inaccurate near the poles vertically stretched
Robinson Map Projection - ANS ✔✔Pros: no major distortion
Cons: all aspects slightly distorted
Site - ANS ✔✔The physical features of a place
Situation - ANS ✔✔the location of a place relative to other places
environmental determinism - ANS ✔✔the view that the natural environment has a controlling
influence over various aspects of human life including cultural development
WELL ANSWERED
Thematic map - ANS ✔✔A type of map that displays one or more variables-such as population,
or income level-within a specific area.
Choropleth Map - ANS ✔✔uses various colors, shades of one color, or patterns to show the
location and distribution of spatial data
Dot map - ANS ✔✔Each dot represents a specified quantity of spatial characteristics
Graduated/Proportional Symbol Map - ANS ✔✔Use symbols of different sizes to indicate
different amounts of a variable.
Cartogram Map - ANS ✔✔The sizes of countries are shown according to a specific variable. Area
is distorted to show a variable.
Isoline Map - ANS ✔✔uses lines that connect points of equal value to depict variations in the
data across space
Topographical map - ANS ✔✔a. shows natural and manmade features; elevation and contour
lines
GPS - ANS ✔✔system that uses satellites to find your exact location on earth
-used for directions, navigation tracking
GIS - ANS ✔✔A tool that helps map and analyze data about certain places
, Region - ANS ✔✔A region is a area on earth that is grouped together because it shares
something in common
Formal Region - ANS ✔✔Has a clear boundaries and something in common across the area
Functional region - ANS ✔✔centered around a specific point or function and connected by
activities or services
Perceptual Region - ANS ✔✔Highly individualized definition of regions based on perceived
commonalities in culture and landscape.
Mercator map - ANS ✔✔Pros: shape accurate, preserves right angles of latitude and longitude
Cons: Area distorted near the poles, increases size of high latitude areas
Peters Equal Area Projection - ANS ✔✔Pros: landmass area is accurate, repositions many
countries to their sizes
Cons: shapes are inaccurate near the poles vertically stretched
Robinson Map Projection - ANS ✔✔Pros: no major distortion
Cons: all aspects slightly distorted
Site - ANS ✔✔The physical features of a place
Situation - ANS ✔✔the location of a place relative to other places
environmental determinism - ANS ✔✔the view that the natural environment has a controlling
influence over various aspects of human life including cultural development
