Unit 1 - Geography's Nature and Perspectives Flashcards
What is location
The position of something on earth
What is space
The gap or distance between two objects
What is scale
The relationship between the size of an object or distance between objects on a map and the size of the actual object or distance on earth
What is place
A specific point on earth that is distinguished from other points
What is pattern
An arrangement of objects that has a relationship to one another
What is regionalization
The organization on earth into different areas that are viewed differently from other areas
What is globalization
The expansion and development of economic political and cultural activities in many areas on earth
What is spatial Organization
The location of places people and events that are connected among other places and landscapes
What is landscapes
The appearance of an area that is shaped by human and natural influence
What is why of where
It is a critical explanation for why some spatial patterns occur
What is cartography
Map making
What is physical geography
Mainly focuses on the study of landforms climate soil living organisms
What is spatial perspective
Noticing patterns of both natural and human environment distributions of people and locations of all kinds of objects
What is absolute location
Providing the exact location of a place
What are the two sets of imaginary arcs in absolute location
Meridians and parallels
