QUESTIONS CHAPTER 6 1. How do the conventional choropleth technique and the unclassed choropleth technique differ? The conventional chorophleth technique groups the data values into classes with an unique areal symbol; in the unclassed choropleth technique each value is symbolized by its own unique areal symbol. 2. When employing the conventional choropleth technique‚ approximately how many classes should you use? In the conventional choropleth technique you should use 4-6 classes.
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the desired results on a thematic map. A- Define what a choropleth‚ dot‚ and symbolic map is and how they measure intensity B- Discuss how each map can distort a map when you manipulate data for each. C- Discuss how a choropleth map can give false impressions when using a smaller (distance) scale versus a larger (distance) scale D- Discuss how changing the natural breaks to quintiles can give false impressions on a choropleth map. Thematic Map- A type of map that displays one or
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bar diagrams are used for showing rainfall or the production of commodities. • The population distribution‚ both human and livestock‚ or the distribution of the crop producing areas are shown by dot maps. • The population density can be shown by choropleth maps. Thus‚ it is necessary and important to select suitable graphical method to
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MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY Geography Department Map Interpretation & Analysis Assignment 3 Due: GEOG 281 In the D2L Content area for this course‚ under the Assignment 3 section (where you found this document)‚ find the link titled “Assignment 3 Map Links” and open it. The page you are taken to contains separate links for Parts A and B of this assignment. Part A: Introducing GIS using Lancaster County GIS Data Your course content pages illustrate how to navigate the map. In particular you should
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reader’s perception of the argument in either intended of unintended ways. For example‚ a map that illustrates election results by county of any recent presidential election gives the perception of a Republican Party landslide. A Cartogram or Choropleth man skews the geography to illustrate population centers and thus illustrates a close election result. Also‚ I find when you create an illustration that deviates from the reader’s normal experience‚ for example a map that only slightly resembles
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Study Questions What place is on the cover of our book and why did the authors choose it? [Read Chapter 1 to find out] Crescent Moon Lake oasis‚ a place of appararent isolation in the heart of the Gobi Desert in China. Its to get the reader to ask the obvious and no-so-obvious quesitons about why places like the oasis are where they are and what they mean to us both hitorically and today. What are the 4 traditions of Geography? Spatial Tradition‚ Area Studies Tradition‚ The Man-Land Tradition
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Population Distribution may be defined as the arrangement or spread of people living in a given area; also‚ how the population of an area is arranged according to variables such as age‚ race‚ or sex. How to construct a population distribution map (choropleth) Parish | Area (KM) | Population (‘000s) | Density | Clarendon | 1196 | 237 | 198 | Hanover | 450 | 67 | 149 | Kgn/St. Andrew | 453 | 652 | 1439 | Manchester | 830 | 186 | 224 | Portland | 814 | 80 | 98 | St. Ann | 1213 | 167
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MA/MSc Geography Note: The syllabus prescribed for the entrance test has been divided into fifteen units. Each unit carries a weightage of four marks. Paper setters are required to set four multiple choice type questions with one correct or most appropriate answer separately for each unit‚ giving uniform representation to the whole syllabus contained therein. SECTION-I 1. The nature‚ objectives and relevance of Geography 2. Various Branches of Physical and Human Geography 3. Determinism‚ Possibilism
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w w om .c © University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate 2005 s er SAMPLE ASSIGNMENTS ap eP m e tr .X w CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL DIPLOMA FOR TEACHERS AND TRAINERS Diploma sample assignments DIPLOMA FOR TEACHERS AND TRAINERS Sample Assignments INTRODUCTION We have created the following four sample assignments to give you a better idea about: • • • the kind of evidence which is presented in Diploma assignments the way the assignment templates
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international date line‚ Tropic of Cancer/Capricorn) 17. Solstices/equinoxes 18. time zones/GMT 19. Maps f. scale (large scale‚ small scale‚ ratio scale‚ visual scale‚ verbal scale) g. types (thematic‚ cartogram‚ dot‚ choropleth‚ isoline) h. Mental Map i. Projection (Mercator‚ interrupted‚ robinson‚ polar) j. Use/organization of data in different maps 20. Globalization/Localization 21. Local scale/Global Scale APHG Population Review
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