Chapter 1 Vocabulary Flashcards
Spatial Distribution
Physical location of geographic phenomena across space
Pandemic
Worldwide outbreak of disease
Epidemic
Regional outbreak of disease
Spatial Perspective
Understanding the changes over space
What are the Five Themes
Location interaction between humans & environment Region Place Movement
Reference Maps
Focus on accuracy in showing absolute locations (coordinates)
Thematic Maps
Tell stories
Relative Location Maps
Relations with humans & Physical Location
Activity spaces
places we travel routinely during daily activities
Remote Sensing
Data collection
Example: Google earth, aircraft
Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
Examples of uses: analyzing ‘natural’ disaster, surveying wildlife
Formal regions
Marked by similarities in one or more criteria
Functional Regions
Defined by activities and interactions (share a purpose)
perceptual Regions
Impressions and intellectual constructs in the minds of others and is based on accumulated knowledge
culture
Knowledge, attitudes, & habitual behavior patterns shared by members of a society