KGC's Flashcards
Change
Dynamic geographical phenomena. Change can occur at varying rates, at different times, over varying durations and at different scales.
Distance
Absolute linear distance (km, m). Relative distance (e.g. length of time it takes to travel from one location to another, costs or covenience). Psychological distance (perception of distance). Cultural distance (degree of similarity or dufferences in attitudes and social norms).
Distribution
Distribution is the arrangement of phenomena in space or time
Movement
the change or expansion in location of one or more phenomena from its original location to a new location
Place
parts of the Earth’s surface that are identified and given meaning by people.