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REVIEW. Scale. A ratio between actual distance on the ground and length on the map 1/10,000 = 1 inch on the map/10,000 inches on the earth. Large-scale=more detail, cities 1 inch/5miles. Small-scale=less detail, regions, continents 1 inch/150 miles. Maps. Mercator Projection
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Scale • A ratio between actual distance on the ground and length on the map • 1/10,000 = 1 inch on the map/10,000 inches on the earth • Large-scale=more detail, cities • 1 inch/5miles Small-scale=less detail, regions, continents 1 inch/150 miles
Maps • Mercator Projection • 1569, used for navigation to plot straight lines based on compass directions
Maps • Robinson Projection • Shows better shape, but lacks directional utility
Maps • Goode’s interrupted projection • Minimizes specific distortions, but distance and direction distorted
Maps • Cylindrical Planar • Conic
Maps • Contour Lines – Isolines connect points of equal or constant value (temperature, elevation, culture regions)
Stats – Basic Geography Russia • Largest land area • Smallest land area • Largest Population • Smallest Population • Highest Density • Lowest Density Vatican City, Monaco China; 1.3 billion Vatican City; 920 Monaco Mongolia
Stats - Population Niger; 51.45/ 1000 • Highest Birth Rate • Lowest Birth Rate • Highest Death Rate • Lowest Death Rate • Highest NIR • Lowest NIR Latvia; 7.8/ 1000 Botswana; 33.6/ 1000 Kuwait; 2.4/ 1000 Mali; 3.3% Ukraine; -0.7%
Stats - Population • Highest Infant Mortality • Lowest Infant Mortality • Life Expectancy • Highest male/female • Lowest male/female Sierra Leone, 158/ 1000 Afghanistan, 163/ 1000 Iceland, 1.3 /1000 Sweden, 2.5/100 Switzerland; 79, 84 Swaziland; 33, 34
Urban Kuwait, 100% Singapore, 100% • Highest % Urban • Lowest % Urban Burundi, 10% Development • Highest Literacy • Male/Female • Lowest Literacy • Male/Female Core; 100% Burkina Faso; 31%, 13%