Human Geo 1.1 Vocab Flashcards
Place
A specific point on Earth, distinguished by a particular characteristic. Panama City, capital of Panama, is uniquely situated on Panama Bay, which opens out into the Pacific Ocean.
Region
An area distinguished by one or more distinctive characteristics. Geographers divide the world into a number of regions (Latin America).
Scale
A specific point on Earth, distinguished by a particular characteristic. Panama City, capital of Panama, is uniquely situated on Panama Bay, which opens out into the Pacific Ocean.
Space
The physical gap or interval between 2 objects. Many objects are distributed across space in a regular manner for discernible reasons.
Connection
The relationships among people and objects across the barrier of space. Geographers are concerned by the various means by which connections occur.
Map
A two-dimensional, or flat, representation of Earth’s surface or a portion of it. Geography is distinguished from other disciplines by its reliance on maps to display & analyze information. It is a scale model of the real world. It can be hasty, elaborate, or precise.
Cartography
The science of making maps. Contemporary cartographers are assisted by computers and satellite imagery.
Geographic Information Science (GIScience)
Analysis of data about Earth acquired through satellite and other electronic information technologies. It helps geographers create more accurate and complex maps and measure changes over time in characteristics of places, and lets geographers find out whether relationships between objects are significant or coincidental.
Geographic Information System (GIS)
A computer system that captures, stores, queries, and displays geographic data. Each type of information is stores in a layer. Some of the data used in GID come from photos.
Photogrammetry
The science of taking measurements of Earth’s surface from photographs. Corporations and gov’t agencies use it and remote sensing to create high-quality 3D virtual representations of parts of Earth.
Remote Sensing
The acquisition of data about Earth’s surface from a satellite orbiting the planet or from other long-distance methods.
Global Positioning System (GPS)
A system that determines the precise position of something on Earth through a series of satellites, tracking stations, and receivers. It is most commonly used for navigation, and thanks to it, our electronic devices provide us with lots of information.
Geotagging
Identification and storage of a piece of information by its precise latitude and longitude coordinates. It has led to privacy concerns.
Volunteered Geographic Information (VGI)
Creation and dissemination of geographic data contributed voluntarily and for free by individuals.
Citizen Science
Scientific research by amateur scientists.