Unit 1 Test Flashcards
Gives us information about exactly where something is
Absolute location
is a description on where something is
relative location
distance of a place north or south of the equator
latitude
distance of a place east or west
longitude
an imaginary line dividing the earth into northern and southern hemisphers
equator
an imaginary line dividing the earth into eastern and western hemispheres
prime meridian
is the human and physical characteristics of a location
place
a group of places that share characteristics
region
description of physical characteristics at the immediate location
site
location of a place relative to its surroundings
situation
place names the name describes the place
toponyms
distance measured in time
time space compression
contact movement and flow
spatial interaction
farther away less connected
friction of distance
inverse relationship between distance to connection
distance decay
number of something in a defined area
density
the way phenomenon spread over an area
distribution
two or more phenomena may be related or associated with one another
spatial association
physical, social, and economic components, conditions, and factors that determine the condition of something
human environment
person, object, or idea in another region
interaction
human behavior is controlled by the physical environment
environmental determinism
humans have more agency to produce a result
possibilism
the strengths and resources and needs of a community
landscape analysis
man made things
built environment
describes human activity and environment
cultural landscape
store, analyze, and display data information from multiple digital maps or geospatial data sets
Geographic information systems GIS
use the locations of multiple satellites to determine the exact location
global positioning system GPS
cameras and sensors that collect digital images of the earths surface
remote sensing
a place with espn that is a focal point for surrounding areas
functional region
a place that exists in peoples minds
Perceptual region
a place with no boundaries
hearth
the spread of a feature an additive process
expansion diffusion
the spread of an idea from persons, authority, or power to persons
Hierarchical diffusion
the spread of an underlying principle even though a characteristic itself apparently fails to diffuse
stimulas diffusion
the big picture of a map
scale
how the information is differentiated
scale of analysis
