spatial, distances, and scales Flashcards
spatial perspective
geographic outlook that seeks to identify and explain the uses of space
spatial
relating to space
spatial patterns
the placement or arrangement of objects on Earth’s surface
clustered
clumped together
dispersed
spread out
random
neither clumped or dispersed.
time-distance decay
near things are more related than distant things
map scale
distance on map in relation to distance in actual space
scale
territorial extent of an object
absolute distance
the distance that can be measured with a standard unit of length such as a foot or mile (Starbucks is 3 miles away)
relative distance
a measurement of the level of social, cultural, or economical similarity between places despite their absolute distance from each other
relative direction
a direction that can be described as a position (nesw)