Pre-HUG Flashcards
ABSOLUTE LOCATION
a definite reference to locate a place
Example of absolute location
latitude & longitude, full address, township or range
RELATIVE LOCATION
describes a place with respect to its environment and its connection to other places
Example of relative location
Brooklyn Tech is across the street from Fort Greene
3 push and pull factors
Environmental, economic, social
FORMAL REGION & example
“official regions,” their borders can’t be questioned
→ ex. cities, countries, counties, states
OFFICIAL REGION & example
Regions whose borders can’t be questioned
→ ex. cities, countries, counties, states
FUNCTIONAL REGIONS
Regions defined by their connections
→ ex. within the functional region of your cell phone carrier, circulation area for a major city newspaper is the functional region for that newspaper, we are in the functional region of the MTA
NODAL REGIONS
Region defined by their connections
→ ex. within the functional region of your cell phone carrier, circulation area for a major city newspaper is the functional region for that newspaper, we are in the functional region of the MTA
VERNACULAR REGIONS & examples
regions based on perception
→ ex. Middle East, the Midwest
INFORMAL REGIONS & examples
regions based on perception
→ ex. Middle East, the Midwest
PERCEPTUAL REGIONS & examples
regions based on perception
→ ex. Middle East, the Midwest
Images of projections
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Label the Stans
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CLIMATE MAP
give general information about climate and precipitation of a region.
ECONOMIC MAP
RESOURCE MAP
feature the type of natural resource or economic activity that dominates an area.
→ ex. Oranges on a map of Florida tell you that oranges are grown there
PHYSICAL MAPS
illustrate the physical features of an area such as mountains, rivers, lakes
POLITICAL MAPS
do not show physical features & instead indicate national boundaries and capital and major cities.
TRANSPORT MAPS
show highways, roads, airports, etc.
TOPOGRAPHY MAPS
include contour lines to show shape & elevation of an area.
DEMOGRAPHIC MAPS
show quantifiable statistics about a given population
Continents from biggest to smallest
Asia
Africa
North America
South America
Antarctica
Europe
Australia
Continents from most populated to least populated
Asia, Africa, Europe, North America, South America, Australia/Oceania, Antarctica
