Introduction Flashcards
What are three themes central to any study of the human world?
- Relations between humans and land
- Regionalization
- Spatial analysis
Regionalization
Dividing the world into parts
What are three aspects of Spatial Analysis?
Spatial Science: Pertaining to space on the earth’s surface
Spacial Variation: physical characteristics and human characteristics
Spacial Context: Place and local characteristics
Human Geography
Human behavior as it affects the earth’s surface
What is the goal of spatial analysis?
To explain locational regularities and possibly identifying more efficient or equitable locational patterns
What is the difference between analyzing space and place?
Space: Analyzing relationships between regions
Place: Analyzing attributes of the region
What are three methods of spatial analysis?
- Using models
- Testing hypothesis
- Using qualitative data
Human geographers provide preliminary insights on these four things:
- Changing political divisions
- Modernization (demographic, cultural, and economic)
- Impacts of globalization
- Changing the quality of life
The interconnectedness between places depends upon three things:
- Distance
- Accessibility
- Connectivity
What is the difference between accessibility and connectivity?
Accessibility: qualitative
Connectivity: quantitative
What is the difference between absolute location and relative location?
Absolute location: a unique, precise address
Relative location: Not a system, uses location of surrounding places to describe another place
What is the difference between site and situation?
Site: a place with local physical/cultural/economic attributes
Situation: external relations of places (space)
Does a large scale map show a greater or lesser area than a small scale map?
Large scale shows greater detail in a lesser area than a small scale map
What are 3 types of regions:
- Formal
- Functional
- Perceptual
- Formal region (defined by cultural linkage or a physical characteristic)
- Functional region (defined by social, political or economic interactions within)
- Perceptual regions (ideas based on accumulated knowledge that define an area)
What is diffusion?
The spread of a phenomenon from it’s source (could be an idea, invention, disease) either by Expansion or Relocation (carried by migrants, no longer associated with source)
