Unit 1: Thinking Geographically Flashcards
Absolute Direction
Based upon the four cardinal points/compás bearing or north, south, east, west
Absolute Distance
A measure of the space between objects using a standard unit like miles or kilometers
Absolute Location
A position of a place or item on the Earths surface using latitude and longitude
Area Distortion
The depiction of items on a map are either too large or too small as a a result of this form of distortion
Census Data
A form of qualitative information that records demographic information about members of a given population
Clustering
Distribution of items in close proximity to one another.
Direction Distortion
The depiction of items on a map that causes improper locations and changes in compass bearings between two points.
Dispersal
Distribution of items over a wide geographic area
Distance Decay
The decrease in interaction between two phenomena, places, or people as distance between the increase.
Distance Distortion
The depiction of items on a map that causes an increase or decrease in the spacing between objects on a map.
Elevation
Height above a given level, typically sea level.
Environmental Determinism
19th century geographic theory that say that the physical environment predisposed social, economic and political development of societies.
Field Observation(fieldwork)
Collection of raw stats outside of laboratory, library, or works place that includes qualitative methods like informal interviews, direct observations, participation in the life of groups, collective discussions and so on.
Flows
The movement of people, ideas, product, commodities capital, etc. in constant steam from one location to another. E.G., the flows of rural to urban migration.
Formal Region
An area of space inhabited by people who internal have uniformity and homogeneity, typical with defined boundaries.
Functional Region
An area of space with a central node or point from which specific political, social, economic, or other activities flows; borders and boundaries adjust as improvements in communication and transportation technologies improve.
Geographic Information System(GIS)
A system designed to capture, store,manipulate, analyze,manage, and present all forms of geographic data.
Geographical/Geospatial Data
Data or information that identifies geographic features, locations, and boundaries, on Earth that can be accessed, manipulated, and analyzed using geospatial software like GIS
Global Scale
The geographic study of information related to the entire world.
Local Scale
The geographic study of information related it a small area like a neighborhood, village, or small town.
Landscape Analysis
In Human Geography: A method of fieldwork where one discovers geographic patterns and collect, describes, and interprets geographical data related to human activities
Map Distortion
The outcome of transferring the three-dimensional Earth into a flat surface results in changes to distance, direction, and shape
Media Reports
A form of geographic data collection that includes digital, radio, television, and print resources related to news, quarterly journals, and other forms of publishing.
National Scale
The geographic study of information related to the entirety of a single country.
Natural Resources
Materials or substances such as minerals, forests, water, and fertile land that ofc the in nature and can be used for economic gain.
Online Mapping
The use of software within a website to create, maintain, and analyze maps.
Online Visualization
Within geography, referred to as geovisualization. A set of tools and techniques supporting the analysis of geospatial data through the use of interactive visualization like virtual reality or augmented reality.
Pattern
The regular arrangement or placement of object on Earths surface
Perceptual Region(vernacular)
An area defined by the beliefs and feelings of shared cultural identity.
Personal Interviews
A qualitative data collection of data where people are asked a series of questions related to events, opinions, and experiences to construct meaning, which often differs due to class, ethnicity, age, sexuality, etc.
Photographic Interpretations
The examination of images for identifying objects and patterns and or judging their significance.
Place
One of the five themes of geography; the physical and human characteristics that help us understand what it is like at a location.
Policy Documents
A form of geographic data that originates from written documents related to the use of space.
Possibilism
The theory that the environment sets constrains or limitations on culture, but that culture is otherwise determined by social conditions.
Reference Maps
Show where something is in space, physical features like landforms, coastlines, waterways, political data boundaries, settlements, transportation, or other networks for their own sake.
Regional Analysis
Examination of the similarities and differences relative to a the relationships between people and places
Regional Scale
The geographic study of information related to a region
Relative Direction
Based in less formal means of demonstrating a course of movement.
Relative Distance
Measurements in non-absolute criteria, such as travel time or psychological factors.
Relative Location
Ones location based up the distance and direction from another known location
Remote Sensing
Data collected from a distance without visiting or interacting directly with the phenomenon of interest.
Satellite Imagery
Pictures of Earth taken by imaging satellites, typically operated by government agencies or businesses.
Satellite Navigation System (Sat Nav)
The use of satellites to provide a geospatial position on Earth’s surface (GPS)
Shape Distortion
The depiction of items on a map that stretch or shrink the size of the objects being studied.
Site
The physical character of a place; what is found at a location and why it is significant.
Situation
It’s location in relation to surrounding human and physical features.
Space
Locations that lack meaning and, therefore, have many ways of attempting to understand the human activities and interactions with these locations.
Sustainability
The ability to be maintained at a certain rate or level of production to avoid any he depletion or natural resources and maintain an ecological balance.
Thematic Maps
Maps that attempt to reveal the spatial distribution of one or two attribute data sets.
Time-Space Convergence
A measure in the change in the error required to overcome distance, the average rate of decline in travel time between two places over time.
Travel Narratives
Written accounts focusing on the connection between the traveler and the traveler spaces.
Reference Maps
Physical, Political, road, locator maps.
Types of Thematic Maps
Chloropleth, dot distribution, Isoline, and graduated symbol.
Topographic Map
Reference + Isoline Map
