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A geographical unit based on one or more common characteristics or functions
Reigon
The territorial extent of an idea or object
Scale
A geographic perspective that seeks to identify and explain the uses of space
Spatial Perspective
The inhibiting effect of distance on the intensity and volume of most forms of human interaction; time space compression diminishes friction of distance
Friction of Distance
The study of the interactions between societies and their local environments
Cultural Ecology
learning and doing research involving first-hand experience, which takes place outside the classroom setting
Fieldwork
Images of Earth’s surface gathered from sensors mounted on orbiting satellites; these sensors record in both the visible and nonvisible portions of the electromagnetic spectrum, allowing humans to view patterns and processes that are both visible and invisible to the naked eye
Satellite imagery
A territorially bounded system consisting of the interaction between humans and the environment
Ecosystem
The distance that can be measured with a standard unit length, such as a mile or kilometer.
Absolute Distance
How we modify space based on who we are as a group of people
Place
On a map, a line that connects or links different places that share a common or equal value such as elevation
Isoline
Consisting of, derived from, or relating to data that is directly linked to specific geographical locations.
Geospatial
A geographic area that has been organized to function politically, socially, culturally, or economically as one unit
Functional Region
A map that distorts the geographic shape of an area in order to show the size of a specific variable the larger the area on a cartogram, the larger the value of the underlying variable
Cartogram
A graphic representation of the three-dimensional configuration of Earth’s surface
Topographic Map
Geographic perspective that acknowledges the two-way relationship between local communities and global patterns, emphasizing that the forces of globalization need to take into account local-scale cultural, economic, and environmental conditions
GLobal Perspective
a process of organizing the use of land to meet the occupant’s needs while respecting the capabilities of the land
Land use
The distribution of individual items in a geographic area
Dispersal
Central Points where the functions of a functional region are coordinated and directed
Nodes
The mental images that comprise humans’ perception of nature; environmental perception may be accurate or inaccurate
Environmental Perception
A system of 24 satellites that orbit Earth twice daily and transmit radio signals Earthward; the basis for many map based-apps that provide directions on how to get from one place to another
GPS
The built forms that cultural groups create inhabiting Earth - farm fields, cities, houses, and so on - and the meaning, values, representations and experiences associated with those forms
Cultural Landscape
A region where cultural markers overlap and blend into a recognizable culture
Border zone
The number of individual items in a particular area
Density
The ratio of a distance on Earth compared to the same distance on a map.
Cartographic Scale
Remote-sensing photography the produces fine-grained, high-resolution, highly detailed images
Aerial Photography
The level of analysis that explores relationships between phenomena and humans with the most detail. It is also the most malleable of scales.
Local Scale
The scanning of Earth by satellite or high-flying aircraft in order to obtain information about it
Remote Sensing
A direction that can be described as position, such as in front of or behind, to the left or to the right
Relative Direction
A geographical area inhabited by people who have one or more traits in common
Formal Reigon
The decreasing distance between places, as measured by travel time or cost; often summarized by the phrase “the world is shrinking”
Time-space Compression
An area composed of a heavily populated urban core and its less populated surrounding areas
Metropolitan Area
a personal representation of a portion of Earth’s Surface
Mental map
Graphic elements that help organize the information in a map, such as (but not limited to) dots, stars, arrows, squares, and dotted lines
Map Symbols
A geographic area that is perceived to exist by its inhabitants, based on the widespread acceptance and use of a unique regional name
Perceptual/Vernacular Region
A map that emphasizes the spatial patterns of geographic statistics or attributes, and sometimes the relationships between them
THematic map
