R1-R9 Review In the Back of your Book!!! MAP PROJECTIONS Global Information Systems (GIS) Global Positioning System (GPS) Remote Sensing Remote Sensing - technology used to create maps, without having to physically touch the territory being described. Often deployed from a plane or satellite. For each of the following Map Projections consider 1. Why is this Map type valuable? 2. What is the purpose of this type of Map? 3. What information does / can this Map convey? THE LAW OF MAPS You cannot unfold a GLOBE equally!!! There will always be some degree of distortion!!! Shape / Size vs. Direction Mercator Projection Robinson Projection Fuller Projection Azimuthal Projection Contour Lines DOT MAP Isoline Map Choropleth Map Cartogram Map World Map of Political Borders Cartogram Map World Population Borders/Area distorted to show data Cartogram Map Transforms Space (of political unit) Borders/Area distorted to show data Greatest value for some type of data becomes largest mass of area Cartogram Article Cartogram Project