Geo Skills Flashcards
1
Q
Geo Skills: Globalisation
A
- Process
- Technology
- Increasing web of interrelationships
- Breakdown of national boundaries
2
Q
Geo Skills: Uses that companies have for the Internet
A
Advertising/sales/market
Get raw materials
Supplies
•raw materials e.g. Crystals from USA/Europe
•accounting
•stationery
3
Q
Geo Skills: Scale
A
- ratio
- fraction
- linear
- words
WORDS
One centimetre on the map REPRESENTS x (m/km) on the ground
1cm represent x (m/km)
LINEAR
0 1 2 3 4 5km
—————
5cm
RATIO
1: 10 000 (1cm rep 100m)
3: 4
16: 9
4
Q
Geo Skills: Transport + Globalisation
A
- increased quantity
- increased variety
- increased speed
5
Q
Define: Spatial dimension
A
Where things are and why they are there
6
Q
Define: ecological dimension
A
How humans interact with environments i.e. how humans have caused the issue.
