1C.2: Use and interpret maps.
CONCEPT #1: Maps are used to represent and identify spatial patterns and processes at different scales.
What is cartographic or map scale?
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ADD INFORMATION ABOUT SCALE OF ANALYSIS ...GEOGRAPHIC SCALE
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CONCEPT #2: Types of maps include reference maps (e.g., physical and political maps), and thematic maps (e.g., choropleth, dot, graduated symbol, isoline, cartogram)
ADD PICTURES OF EACH TYPE OF MAP
CONCEPT #3: All MAP PROJECTIONS (e.g., Mercator, polar) inevitably distort spatial relationships (e.g., shape, area, distance, direction)
ADD INFORMATION ABOUT MAP PROJECTIONS AND DISTORTION