Lesson 4 Flashcards
1
Q
What is distance decay?
A
The idea that interaction occurs less the further apart two places are
2
Q
What is time-space compression?
A
An increasing sense of world connection (internet, airplane travel)
3
Q
What is time-space convergence?
A
The accelerated movement of goods/information that is occurring because of faster connections (internet, airplanes)
4
Q
Space
A
The GAP between two things
5
Q
Site
A
Physical characteristic of a place
6
Q
Place
A
A unique location
7
Q
Sense of place
A
Feelings people develop for a place over time
8
Q
Flows
A
How places interact with each other
9
Q
Clustering
A
Objects that form a group (also called agglomeration)
10
Q
Dispersal
A
Objects that are spread apart
11
Q
Tropical latitudes are near the ___
A
Equator
12
Q
Higher latitudes are generally ___
A
Colder
