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Elements of projection

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Distance
Size
Shape
Direction

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Ways to put scale

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Written
Fractions or ratio: map to real life
Graphic

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Equal area projection

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Relative size of land masses is same

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Types of distortion

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Eastern and western hemispheres split : interruption
Medians: converge at north and south but not on Map
Robinson: info across oceans, land smaller
Mercator: size towards poles is distorted

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Geographic grid is made up of, good for

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Imaginary arcs across, parallels and meridians

Telling time

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Meridian

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North and south poles, longitude
Prime meridian is in Greenwich
All have same length

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Parallels

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Parallel to equator at right angles to meridians

Derived earths shape and rotation around sun length of daylight and pos. Of stars

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How do you identify location

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Site, name, situation

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9
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Longitude helps in telling…

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Time Gmt or Ut master reference for all points on earth

15 degree band of longitude is assigned standard time zone

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International dateline

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Auckland and Honolulu
West to east add one hour for each time zone
East to west back 24 hours

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Why have people moved back dateline

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For trade with partners, or to have first sunrise

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GIScience

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Info gathered from satellite development and analysis of earth

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What happens as a result of GIScience

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More complex and accurate maps

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Remote sensing

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Acquiring of info through satellite or other long distance method
Images in digital form
Agriculture, drought

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What does GPS do

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Defines precise location and contributes to accurate maps

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GIS

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Computer system

Info stored in layer

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GIS helps show if relationships Are

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Coincidence or significant

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18
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What is essential for geographers to describe similarities and differences

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Features

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How do you describe a features place

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Location:’position it occupies on space

20
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What can a toponym do

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Describe founder, features of physical, origin of settlers

21
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Site

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Physical character of place

22
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What is essential in selecting locations

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Site, distinctive character

23
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Situation

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Location of place relative to others
Comparing to similar
Understanding importance (accessibility to other places)

24
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Region is defined by

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One or more distinctive characteristics

Formal functional vernacular

25
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Cultural landscape

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Combination of cultural features, how it gains unification

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How does a region gain uniqueness

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Combination of Human/environmental characteristics and their relationships

27
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Formal region / functional region

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One or more distinctive traits in common , present throughout , STILL recognize diversity when generalizing
Functional regions: nodal focal point dominates

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What is common language or crop a part of

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Formal region

29
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What ties people to node in functional region

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Transportation, communications, economics

30
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What does appropriate scale depend on

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Portion being portrayed

31
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What is breaking down functional regions

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Technology

32
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Used to display info about economic areas

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Functional region

33
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Vernacular region

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Exists as part of culture identity and sense of place

Mental map

34
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Why is each region distinctive

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Culture: body of customary beliefs, material traits, social forms that constitute tradition
Look at what cultural beliefs are and distribution

35
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Culture comes from root

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Cultus care about, take care of

36
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Cultural values (care about)

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Religion, language, ethnicity

37
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What do cultural values do

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Identify location and distribution

38
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Care of

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Production of material wealth

Developed and developed countries

39
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Spatial association

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Environmental factors that display similar spatial distribution
If distribution is similar association is strong

40
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Why do similarities not result from coincidence

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Scale, space connections

41
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Study human reactions from what scales

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Local to global

42
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What has globalization led to

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Transnational corporations : conducts research, sells, and operates in places all over the world not just headquarters

43
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What have transnational corporations led to

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More specialization , each place has certain asset

44
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How do transnational remain competitive

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Finding optimal location and spatial division of labor where regions workers specialize

45
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Uniform cultural preferences form

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Uniform global landscapes

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