GEOG 105 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Choropleth Map

• School: University of Illinois
• Department: Geography
• Course: GEOG 105
• Professor: J Cidell

Document Summary

Producing geographies: thru the digital traditional methods w/ new technologies, of the digital spaces of internet, place-based aspects of digital processes, by the digital hybrid spaces made up of physical + digital. Location: meaning of a(cid:271)solute + relati(cid:448)e position on earth"s surfa(cid:272)e, key terms latitude/ longitude, direction, distance, toponym. Place: distinctive + distinguishing, physical + human characteristics of locales, sample terms landscape, sense of place, site + situation. Human-environment interactions: sample terms ecosystems, natural resources, pollution. Movement: patterns + change in human spatial interaction on earth, sample terms distribution, diffusion, globalization, mobility. Regions: how they form + change, sample terms formal, functional, vernacular. What is a map: representation, usually flat surface, of whole/ part of an area, geographical image of environment, 2-d representation of spatial distribution of selected phenomena. Why make maps: show larger area than we can see, present info concisely, demonstrate spatial relationships, show phenomenon/ process we (cid:272)an"t see (cid:449)/ our eyes.