Unit 1 Flashcards
To become a Human Geo machine.
Place
A specific point on earth, distinguished by a particular characteristic. Ever place occupies a unique location,or position, on earths surface.
Region
An area of earth defined by one or more distinctive characteristics. Geographers divide the world into a number of regions, such as North America and Latin America.
Scale
The relationship between the portion of earth being studied and the earth as a whole. Geographers study a variety of scales, from local to global.
Space
The physical gap or interval between two object.
Connection
Relationships among people and objects across the barrier of space.
Tophographic Maps
a topographic map is a type of map characterized by large-scale detail
Thematic Maps
a map that focuses on a specific theme or subject area
Weather Maps
Maps that define region based on weather
Choropleth Maps
popular thematic maps used to represent statistical data of a region.
Isoline Maps
Isolines are lines drawn on a map connecting data points of the same value.
Dot Density Maps
A dot-density map is a type of thematic map that uses dots or other symbols on the map to show the values of one or more numeric data fields.
Flow Line Maps
Flow maps are a type of thematic map used in cartography to show the movement of objects between different areas
Cartograms
To convey information by changing the scale and shape of places depending on their level.
GPS
a system that determines the precise position of something on earth.
Mental Map
a personal representation of a portion of earths surface.
Geotagging
Identification and storage of a piece of information by its precise latitude and longitude coordinates.
GIS
Captures, stores, and displays geographical data
remote sensing
earth or from other long distance methods
VGI
creation and dissemination of geographic data
map scale
the relationship of a features size on a map to its actual size on earth.
projection
scientific method of transferring locations on eraths surface to a flat map
meridian
an arc drawn between the North
location
the position that something occupies on earths surface.
toponym
the name of a place on earth
site
the physical characteristic of a place
situation
the location of a place relative to other places
cultural language
a combo of cultural features such as language and religion
formal/uniform region
an area in which everyone shares atleast one characteristic
functional/nodal region
an area organized around a focal point
vernacular/perceptual region
an area that people believe exists as a part of their cultural identity.
culture
the body of customary beliefs, material traits, and social forms.
spatial assocciation
occurs if the distribution of a region is related to the distribution of another feature.
globalization
a force or process that involves the entire world.
transnational corporation
conducts research, operates factories, and sells products in many countries.
poststructuralist geography
examines how the powerful in a society dominate, or seek to control, less powerful groups, how the dominated groups occupy space.
Humanistic Geography
a branch of human geo that emphasizes the different ways that individuals form ideas about a place and give those places symbolic meanings,
Behavioral Geo
emphasizes the importance of understanding the psychological basis for individual human actions in space.
uneven development
the increasing gap in economic conditions between regions in the core and periphery that results from the globalization of the economy
assimilation
the process by which a groups cultural features are altered to resemble those of another group.
Acculturation
the process of changes in culture that result from the meeting of two groups.
syncretism
the combo of elements of two groups into a new cultural feature.
diffusion
the process by which a feature spreads across space from one place to another over time.
hearth
a place from which an innovation originates.
network
a chain of communication that connects places
distance decay
contact diminishes with increasing distance
space-time compression
the reduction of the time it takes for something to reach another place
Resource
a substance in the environment that is useful to people
Sustainability
is the use of earths resources in ways that ensures their availability in the future.
renewable resource
produced in nature more rapidly than consumed by humans
nonrenewable resources
produced in nature more slowly than consumed by humans
conservation
the sustainable use and management of earths natural resources to meet human needs such as food, medicine, and recreation
preservationn
the maintenance of resources in their present condition
biotic
composed of living organisms
hydrosphere
all of the water on and near earths surface
abiotic
composed of nonliving or inorganic matter
atmosphere
a thin layer of gases surrounding the earth
lithosphere
earths crust and a portion of upper mantle directly below the crust
biosphere
all living organisms on earth, including plants and animals, as well as microorganisms
climate
long term average weather condition at a specific location
ecosystem
a group of living organisms and the abiotic spheres by which they interact
ecology
the scientific study of the ecosystem
cultural ecology
the geographic study of human-environmental relationships
possibilism
the physical environment may limit some human actions
polder
a piece of land that is created by draining water from an area
