absolute direction Flashcards
absolute direction
north south east west
absolute distance
can be measured by standard unit
absolute location
exact location
cartographers
map makers
census
official number of people in a space (ex: states)
core
powerful country
density
number of thing in an area
density decay
further 2 things are the less they’ll have in common
distribute
to arrange with given space (the way something is spread out)
ecological perspective
the relationship with living things and their home
environmental determination
the way humans act is based on their physical enviroment
flow
movement of people, goods, or info that have an effect on society
formal region/ uniform region
(uniform region) an area that has shared traits
functional region
area organized around a main focus
geographic info system
collects geographical data and stores and analyzes it