Chapter 1 Flashcards
a specific point on Earth
place
an area on Earth
region
relationship between studied section and earth as a whole
scale
a physical gap between 2 objects
space
relationship among people and objects across a barrier of space
connection
the analysis of data about earth acquired through satellite and other electronic information technology. Displays data after
geographic information science (GIScience)
a system that determines the precise postion of something
global postionong sytem (GPS)
identifing and storing a peice of data or info by it’s lateral and longitudinal coordiantes
geotagging
th relationship of a features size on a map to its actual size
map scale
four type of map distortion
shape, distance, direction relative size
finding a place by things that never change
absolute location
an area in which everypne shares one or more common characteristics
formal region
an area organizeed around a focal point
functional
an area that people belive exists or is perceived that way
vernacular region
the arragmnet of features in space
distribution
3 main properites of space/distribution
density, concentration, pattern
the frequency in which something occurs in space
density
the extent of a feature spread over space
concentration
the geometric arrangement of objects in space
pattern
the spread of ideas/ things through physical movements
reloctaion diffusion
the spread of a feature through an additive process
expansion diffusion
the spread though authority or power
heroical diffusion
widespread of a characteristic through the population
contagious diffusion
spread of an underlying principle even though a characteristic fails or diffuses
stimulus diffusion
culture features are altered by another group
assimitalion
believe that the physical environment causes social development.
environmental determinism
a better belief that the physical environment can limit some human activities but people can change to adapt to there environment
possiblism
time at prime median 0 degrees longitude, east US is 75 degrees, so it is 5 hours earlier
coordinate universal time (Greenwich mean time (GMT))
mostly follows 180 degrees longitude, when it is crossed east it goes back 24 hours, and the opposite west
international date line
using resourse wisely
concervation
not using resources at all
preservation
a map using color to show data
choropleth
four types of distortion
shape
distance
relative size
direction
a map using dots and dot clusters to show data
dot distribution
a map that uses the size of symbols to compare data based on the largeness or smallness of data
graduated symbol map
like a weather map, links data together of likeness along
isoline map
size of countries adjust to depict varying magnitudes, the size of data makes the size of the given data
cartogram
quizlet for map projections
