Unit 1 Vocab

Question 1

the study of spatial characteristics of various elements of the physical environment.

Answer 1

Physical Geography

Question 2

the study of the spatial characteristics of humans and human activity

Answer 2

Human Geography

Question 3

Maps that are designed for people to refer to for general information about places

Answer 3

Reference Map

Question 4

Maps that show spatial aspects of information or of a phenomenon

Answer 4

Thematic Map

Question 5

Maps that use various colors, shades of one color, or patterns to show the location and distribution of spatial data

Answer 5

Choropleth Maps

Question 6

Maps that are used to show the specific location and distribution of something across a map

Answer 6

Dot Distribution Map

Question 7

Maps that use symbols of different sizes to indicate different amount of something.

Answer 7

Graduated Symbol Map

Question 8

Maps that show a larger amount of area with less detail

Answer 8

Small Scale Maps

Question 9

a description of where something is in relation to other things

Answer 9

Relative Location

Question 10

receivers on earths surface use the locations of multiple satellites to determine and record a receivers exact location

Answer 10

Global Positioning System

Question 11

computer system that can store, analyze and display information from multiple digital maps or geospatial data sets.

Answer 11

Geographic Information Systems

Question 12

where specific phenomena are located with on a grid system or relative to another location

Answer 12

Location

Question 13

the characteristics at the immediate location

Answer 13

Site

Question 14

the name of a location that is usually reflective of the culture and history of a place

Answer 14

Toponyms

Question 15

the shrinking “time distance” or relative distance between locations because of improved methods of transportation

Answer 15

Time Space Compression

Question 16

when things are farther apart, they tend to be less connected

Answer 16

Friction of Distance

Question 17

the general arrangement of things being studied

Answer 17

Pattern

Question 18

maps that use lines that connect points of equal value to depict variations in the data across space

Answer 18

Isoline Maps

Question 19

on these maps, points of equal elevation are connected, creating contours that depict surface features

Answer 19

Topographic Map

Question 20

on these maps the sizes of countries or states counties or other areal units are shown according to some specific statistic

Answer 20

Cartogram

Question 21

refers to the way the map communicated the ratio of it’s size to the size of what it represents

Answer 21

Cartographic Scale

Question 22

the precise spot where something is according to a system

Answer 22

Absolute Location

Question 23

used to refer to the act of physically visiting a location, place or region and recording, firsthand, information there

Answer 23

field observations

Question 24

Gathers information from satellites that orbit the earth or other craft above the atmosphere

Answer 24

remote sensing

Question 25

the area between 2 or more phenomena or things

Answer 25

space

Question 26

the specific human and physical characteristics of a location

Answer 26

Place

Question 27

the location of a place relative to its surroundings and its connectivity to other places

Answer 27

situation

Question 28

factors that contribute to the uniqueness of a location

Answer 28

sense of place

Question 29

the inverse relationship between distance and connection

Answer 29

distance decay

Question 30

the connection and exchange between the dual relationship between humans and the natural world

Answer 30

Human environment Interaction

Question 31

trying to resources now in ways that allow their use in the future while minimizing negative impacts of the environment

Answer 31

Sustainability

Question 32

the study of how land is utilized and modified and organized by people

Answer 32

Land Use

Question 33

the physical artifacts that humans have created and that form part of the landscape

Answer 33

Built Environment

Question 34

anything built b humans and is in the realm of land use

Answer 34

Cultural Landscape

Question 35

the belief that landforms and climate are the most powerful forces shaping human behavior and societal development while ignoring the influence of culture

Answer 35

Environmental Determinism

Question 36

A view that acknowledges limits on the effects of the natural environment and focuses more on the role that human culture plays

Answer 36

Possibilism

Question 37

shows the entire world

Answer 37

global scale

Question 38

shows a province, state, city, county, or neighborhood.

Answer 38

local scale

Question 39

shows multiple countries

Answer 39

world scale

Question 40

shows one country

Answer 40

national scale

Question 41

shows a portion of a country or a region(s) within a country

Answer 41

Regional Scale

Question 42

has boundaries unifying characteristics, cover space and are created by people.

Answer 42

Region

Question 43

are organized around a focal point and are defined by an activity, usually political, social, or economic, that occurs across the region

Answer 43

Functional region

Question 44

they are defined by the informal sense of place that people ascribe to them. The boundaries of these regions vary widely because people have a different sense of what unites and defines these regions

Answer 44

Perceptual/Vernacular Region

Question 45

Are united by one or more traits: political, physical, cultural, or economic.

Answer 45

Formal Region