Hum geo unit 1 Flashcards
5 movements of geography
movement, region, human environment, location, place
Region
An area that has atleast 1 common trait that sets it apart from an area
movemnt
spational interaction
movemnt def
movement of good people and ideas
Accessibility
Accessibility : How easy or difficult to overcome physical space
spatioal interaction is based on
highwyas, trains, and planes, techonology
connectivity
how places are conntected, using techonomolgy, and infrastructure
spatial diffusion
spreading of ideas and items
globlization
interconnection of people and countires world wide, driven by economy, cultures can be a side effect
central noded
central point
formal region/uniform region
must have one common triat that sets it apart from other region
ex, political entities, climate geions, germany - is it won country and political entities
functional region/ nodal region
organized around a central node and serves a purpose
ex. water tower, subway
perceptual region/vernacular region
reflts human belifs and attitudes abt area that are subjective. setreotypes,
ex. the middle east, the south
human enviroment intraction
what we do witht he earth, chaging enviomanet to meet their needs
adapt
We as humans change ourselves to meet the earth
Ex : igloo, making a home out to resources that are there
Clothing, air conditioning, heating
mdify
humans change the earth to meet human needs
Ex, Dams, roads, building
depend
Humans rely on an element of the earth for support
Ex: Water
Environmental Determinism
A people’s culture that is based on physical and geographical features of the Earth.
Ex :’ Comanchies used boffolos and deer skin up to their knees to protect from snakes. Adpated not modified.
Possibilism
Ablity for humasn to adapt to the the environment where only a little bit of the envirment deter is culture.
location
where is it
Absolute location
The coordinate latitude and longitude
ex : Flower Mound is 33 degrees N and 97 degrees W
Relative location
Comparisons to another feature on the earth
Ex: Mexico is South of the U.S
latitude
run left to right, equator
logitude
up and down, prime meridian
site
similar to absolute location but not interchange
The unique physical characteristics of a place
where is this place located to determine. To other locations
situation
similar to relitive location, where it is located in relation , helps to understand the importacne of a location
place
basically adjectives, what is the place like
Containerization
How we currently ship goods
Break of Bulk point
Where we change modes of transportation
Commodities
an item that is sold or traded
commodification
Take an item that was not ment to be sold, and we sell it and traded
local diversity -
As globalization spreads people wish to express their traditions which leads to more local diversity .
distribution
the arrenge ment of features on earths surface
concentraction
culstured or dispersed
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Thematic map
5 types, tells story through data
Isoline/topographic maps
Use lines of equal value to represent data like Elevation to that. The lines connect the data.
Choropleth
Use color and shading to depict the data being shown
proportional symbol map
a thematic map is which the size of a the symbol varies in proportion to the intensity of the mapped variable