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Key Geography Concepts

TYPES OF MAPS : Choropleth

 

CHOROPLETH MAP

  • Show the density of objects, values in a particular area e.g. a country examples would be a population density map

TYPES OF MAPS : Physical

PHYSICAL MAP

  • Show physical features of a landscape
  • Colours often used to represent features e.g. Green for vegetation  Blue for water
  • Shading often used to represent height

SCALE

A verbal scale statement expresses the amount of distance on the map that represents a particular distance on the earth's surface in words, e.g., 'one inch equals a mile.' The representative fraction (RF) expresses scale as a numerical ratio of map distance to earth distance, e.g., '1:63,360.'

 

 
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