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Spatial Patterns

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General arrangements of things being studied and the repeated sequences of events, or processes, that create them

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Scale

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The ratio between the size of things in the real world and the size of those same things on the map.

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Cartographic/Geographic Scale

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the way the map communicates the ratio of its size to the size of what it represent

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Small-Scale Map

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shows a larger amount of area with less detail

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Large-Scale Map

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shows a smaller amount of area with a greater amount of detail

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Spatial patterns can be described in a variety of way utilizing important geographic tools

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location, direction, distance, elevation, or distribution pattern.

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Four-Level Analysis

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Level 1 - What? Where? When? Scale?
Level 2 - Pattern Identification
Level 3
Why there?
How did it get there?
Level 4 Prediction
So what?
What if
Impacts
Effects

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Relative Location

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a description of where something is in relation to other things. It is often described in terms of Connectivity and accessibility.

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Connectivity

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How well two locations are tied together by roads or other links

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Accessibility

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How quickly and easily people in one location can interact with people in another location.

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Absolute Distance

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usually measured in terms of feet, miles, meters or kilometers.

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Relative Distance

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indicates the degree of nearness based on time or money and is often dependent on the mode of travel.

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Pattern Distribution

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the way a phenomenon is spread out over an area

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Pattern

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the general arrangement of things regarding the distribution of phenomena across space.
This gives geographers clues about the causes or effects of the distribution

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geospatial revolution

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gather data through technical mapping and via satellites or aerial photos. visiting places, interviewing people, or observing events in the field.

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Landscape Analysis

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The task of defining and describing landscapes

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fieldwork.

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Field Observations are used to refer to the act of physically visiting a location, place, or region and recording, firsthand, spatial data. This is called

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Remote sensing:

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gathers information from satellites that orbit the earth or other craft above the atmosphere

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Aerial Photography

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professional images captured from planes within the atmosphere

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Geospatial Data

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all data that can be tied to a place

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Types of Geospatial Data:

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Quantitative
Qualitative

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What are the effects of decisions made using geographical information?

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misusing it can lead people to draw inaccurate conclusions

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Geovisualizations

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are what allow people to see data in ways they were previously impossible. Geographers are now able to zoom in or out to see data with such tools as Google earth, ESRI 3D GIS, OpenStreetMap, or the COVID-19 map

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water shortages, potential famine, or rising conflicts.

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Geographers can use geospatial data tools to identify problems that exist in our world such as

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Historians
look through lens of time to understand the past
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Geographers
ook through the lens of space to understand place.
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Space
is the area between two or more phenomena or things. Space is the heart of geography and geographers are intensely interested in how space is arranged, used, and reflected in people’s attitudes and beliefs.
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Location
identifies where specific phenomena are located on a grid system or relative to another location.
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Place
refers to the specific human and physical characteristics of a location. A group of places in the same are that share a characteristic form a region
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Sense of Place.
Describe the site Georgetown’s square The characteristics you have identified in the place gives Georgetown its
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Placelessness.
Those that are from Georgetown may have described it differently than those not from Georgetown. When a place inspires no strong emotional ties in people or lack uniqueness, it has
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Toponyms
Place names that provide insight into the physical geography, history, or culture of the location.
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Spatial interaction
is the contact, movement, and flow of things between location.
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Flow
refers to the patterns and movement of ideas, people, products, and other phenomena.
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Friction of distance
indicates that when things are farther apart, they tend to be less connected
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Distance Decay
is the relationship between distance and connection
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Declining Influence of Distance
is a concept where accessibility and remoteness is changing. The world is more spatially connected than ever before in history due to the internet and transportation infrastructures.
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Patterns
the general arrangement of things being studied, adn geographers must be able to describe patterns accurately and with precision.
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distribution
Geographers often use the concept of , that way a phenomenon is spread out or arranged over an area to describe patterns
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spatial association
Matching patterns of distribution is called and indicates that two (or more) phenomena may be related or associated with one another.
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human-environmental interaction
n be understood through the geographic concepts of: Natural Resources, Sustainability, And Land Use
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Cultural Landscape.
The built environment is the physical artifacts that humans have created and that form part of the landscape. This is considered the
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sense of place.
Architecture varies from place to place adding to a specific location’s
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Scale of Analysis
he area of the world being studied Geographers use different scales of analysis as a framework for understanding how events and processes influence one another Geographers’ understanding of scale drives their research questions and data collection, and their findings then inform policy makers, hopefully to make better decisions.
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Aggregation
After data is collected, it is aggregated. Aggregation is when geographers organize data into different scales such as by census tract, city, county, or country. This is what allows the data to be more easily mapped or organized in a chart or graph.
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Quantitative
is measurable by number- definitive (ice cores, population of a city) Quantitative gives credibility to studies
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Qualitative
is more subjective- Interpretations of data sources. It is based on quality of something, rather than the amount of something- Interpretations of data sources. (How much does the temperature change affect daily human activity, field observations, media reports, travel narratives) Qualitative is what is used to help solve the problem
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Local scale -
quality of life for individuals
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National scale
average quality of life in China
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Regional scale
How powerful is China in their region? E/SE Asia - who is the hegemonic power here?
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Global scale
How powerful is China Globally/ this will impact their ability to influence the global market
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Vernacular or Perceptual Region
is a geographic area that is perceived to exist by its inhabitants, based on the widespread acceptance and use of a unique regional name

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