Unit 1

Question 1

GIS

Answer 1

A tool that stores, organizes, and displays geographic data( layers)

Question 2

Dispersal

Answer 2

When objects are spread out

Question 3

clustering

Answer 3

when objects are grouped or clumped together around a central point

Question 4

Thematic map

Answer 4

A map that has a theme or specific purpose and focus on a relationship

Question 5

reference map

Answer 5

illustrates unique identifiers of geographic data, places, and regions( political and physical)

Question 6

peters projection

Answer 6

size good , shape bad

Question 7

robinson projection

Answer 7

distorted towards the poles

Question 8

mercator projection

Answer 8

shapes good, size bad ( used for navigation)

Question 9

absolute direction

Answer 9

cardinal directions

Question 10

relative direction

Answer 10

based on people perspectives (up down left right)

Question 11

absolute distance

Answer 11

distance measured in a standard unit

Question 12

relative distance

Answer 12

measure in money or time

Question 13

projection

Answer 13

a way to put the earth on a 2d surface

Question 14

GPS

Answer 14

Global positioning system ( uses satilites to send data)

Question 15

space

Answer 15

refers to the area between two or more objects on the earths surface

Question 16

absolute location

Answer 16

longitude and latitude coordanites

Question 17

relative location

Answer 17

where a place is in relation to other places or features

Question 18

distribution

Answer 18

to arrange things in a given space

Question 19

situation

Answer 19

refers to a places location in relation to other places or its surrounding features

Question 20

pattern

Answer 20

how things are arranged in a partial space ( factor of distribution)

Question 21

density

Answer 21

the number of things in a specific area

Question 22

concentration

Answer 22

the extent of features spread over a space

Question 23

distance decay

Answer 23

the geographic principle that describes the affect of distance interactions (less distance=less interaction)

Question 24

flow

Answer 24

the movement of people, goods, and information.

Question 25

site

Answer 25

refers to a places absolute location as well as its physical characteristics.

Question 26

time-space comppresion

Answer 26

a geographic principle that is relation to the friction of distance

Question 27

remote sensing

Answer 27

a way to collect data by using a variety of geospatial technology’s

Question 28

place

Answer 28

a location on the earth surface that is distinguished by its physical and human characteristics

Question 29

sustainability

Answer 29

the use of the earths land and natural resources in ways that make it so they are available in the future

Question 30

Enviremental determinism

Answer 30

A theory that argues human behavior is largely controlled by the physical envirement

Question 31

possibilism

Answer 31

a theory that humans have the ability to adapt to the physical envirement to their needs

Question 32

globalization

Answer 32

the expansion of economic, cultural, and political processes on a worldwide scale.

Question 33

scale

Answer 33

refers to the area being studied

Question 34

scale of analysis/data

Answer 34

levels of data, depending on what the scale is the scale of data could change

Question 35

formal region

Answer 35

an area that shares one or more traits whether physical or cultural

Question 36

functional region

Answer 36

an area organized by its function around a node/focal point

Question 37

vernacular region

Answer 37

type of region that reflects people feeling and attitudes about a place

Question 38

human environment interaction

Answer 38

how people affect the interact with the environment and what does the enviroment do for the people

Question 39

natural resources

Answer 39

something found in the natural environment that is accessable and economically valuable to humans