making maps.
perceptual regions
A region based on common properties such as population is called
a formal region!
When south is depicted as being toward the top of the map
When road is labeled according to federal designation instead of by local names
When average incomes are given as a single number for an entire county
When cities are shown in green and countryside shown in yellow
When fishing industry is shown with an icon depicting a dead fish
When west is depicted as being toward the top of the map
When north is depicted as being toward the top of the map;
When crime rates are given as an average for a square mile of a city;
When area inside the city limits is depicted in green, while outside depicted in gray;
When golf courses are shown but soccer fields are not.
Includes everything
personal conceptions and memories
The reasons groups of people leave a particular place are called push factors. Push factors are usually due to a difficulty such as war, natural disasters, food shortages, or inability to find jobs.
subfields
Tribal culture hunts buffalo on grasslands,
Mechanized culture uses plows to turn grasslands into farms,
Climate changes so farms so farms die,
Group migrates away from area
no
Location.
climate
Piri Reis's map,
Mercator projection,
Captain Cook maps Newfoundland,
Robinson projection