CHAPTER 1 (VOBAULARY) Flashcards
ABSOLUTE LOCATION
COORDINATES OF A PLACE THAT NEVER CHANGES
CONCENTRATION
THE EXTENT OF A FEATURE SPEAD OVER A GIVEN AREA
CONTAGIOUS DIFFUSION
THE FAST SPREAD OFA FEATURE THROUGH POPULATION
CULTURAL LANDSCAPE
EMPHASIS RELATIONSHIPS AND PHENOMENA IN SPECIFIC AREA
DENSITY
FREQUENCY WITHIN A GIVEN AREA
DISTANCE DECAY
THE DISAPEARANCE OF A PHENOMENON DUE TO THE DISTANCE OF THE ORGIN
DISTRIBUTION
ARRANGEMENT OF SOMETHING ACROSS EARTHS SURFACE
ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINISM
GENERAL LAWS FOUND IN PHYSICAL SCIENCES
EXPANSION DIFFUSION
THE SPREAD OF FEATURES, TRENDS FROM ONE AREA TO ANOTHER. (ADDITIVE)
FORMAL REGION
AN AREA IN WHICH PEOPLE SHARE CHARACTERISTICS
FUNCTIONAL REGION
AN AREA ORGANIZED AROUND A FOCAL POINT
GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM
COMPUTER SYSTEM THAT CAPTURES, STORES, AND DISPLAYS DATA
GEOTAGGING
STORAGE OF PRECISE LONG. AND LAT. COORDINATES.
HEARTH
A PLACE WHERE INNOVATION ORIGINATES
HIERARCHICAL DIFFUSION
A TREND COMING FROM ONE PERSON