spatial, distances, and scales Flashcards

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spatial perspective

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geographic outlook that seeks to identify and explain the uses of space

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spatial

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relating to space

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spatial patterns

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the placement or arrangement of objects on Earth’s surface

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clustered

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clumped together

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dispersed

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spread out

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random

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neither clumped or dispersed.

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time-distance decay

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near things are more related than distant things

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map scale

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distance on map in relation to distance in actual space

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scale

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territorial extent of an object

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absolute distance

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the distance that can be measured with a standard unit of length such as a foot or mile (Starbucks is 3 miles away)

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relative distance

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a measurement of the level of social, cultural, or economical similarity between places despite their absolute distance from each other

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relative direction

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a direction that can be described as a position (nesw)

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