geography Flashcards
GIS
a computer system that analyzes and displays geographically referenced information
absolute location
exact location of a place on the earth described by global coordinates
cartogram
a map on which statistical information is shown in diagrammatic form
census
population count
choropleth map
a thematic map that uses color on political maps.
clustering
if objects are in a area close together, they are referring to concentration
concentration
A distribution property is the extent of features spread over space, relating to clustering and dispersal
Density
A distribution property where frequency, with which something occurs in
distance decay
The effects of interaction, generally the greater distance the less the interaction
dot distribution map
A map where dots are used to demonstrate the frequency or intensity if a current phenomena
environmental determinism
The study of geography that argued that the general laws sought by human laws by human geographers could be found by the human geographers could be found in the physical sciences. geography was therefore a study of how physical environment caused human activities
formal regions
also known as uniform regions, an area that has striking similarities in terms of 1 or few physical or cultural features
functional regions
A region defined by the particular set of activities or interactions that occur within it
geographic scale
the scale which a geographer scales, for example: global, national, census tract, neighborhood, etc. generally the fonner the scale of analysis, the richer the level of the finding
geospatial
relating to or denoting data that is associated with a particular location
globalization
actions or processes that involve the entire world and result in making something worldwide in scope
graduated symbol map
a map with symbols the change the size according to the value of the attribute they represent
isoline map
a thematic map with colors and not political boundaries.
landscape analysis
the process of describing and interpreting the landscape ecology of an area
map projection
a way of representing the spherical earth on a surface or map
mental map
an eternal presentation of a portion of the earths surface based on what an individual knows about a place, containing containing personal impressions on what is in a place and where places are loacated.
possibilism
The theory is that the physical environment may set limits on human action, but people have the ability to adjust to the physical environment
qualitative data
describes, characteristics, approximates, descriptions, based of opinions
reference map
map that shows absolute location of place of geographic features
relative location
approximate measure of the physical between 2 places
relative distance
the position of a place in relation to another place
satellite navigation system
portable device that uses GPS to plot users position
spatial
relating to or occupying space
sustain ability
The use of earths renewable and nonrenewable natural resources
thematic
a type of map that displays one or more variables-such as population, or income level-within a specific area
space time comparison
The reduction in the time it takes to diffuse something to a distant place as result of improved communication and transportation systems
