Unit 1 vocab Flashcards
possibilism
The belief that any physical enviroment offers a number of wats that humans can find ways to overcome enviromental challenges
Robinson projection
a map projection that attempts to create most visually appealing representation of earth by keeping all types of distorition by keeping all types of distortion relatively low over most of the map
toponym
the names given to places
sustainability
the group of practices that meet the needs of the present without compromising future generations’ ability to meet their needs
relative distance
a measurement of the level of social, cultural, or economic similarity between places despite their absolute distance to each other
formal region
a geographical area inhabited by people who have one or more traits in common
GPS
a system of 24 satellites that orbit earth twice daily and transmit radio signals towards earth, the basis for many apps that provide directions
cartography
the practice of drawing maps
environmental determinism
the belief that the physical enviroment is the dominant force shaping cultures and that humanity is a passive product of its physical surroundings
plat map
shows property lines and details of land ownership
site
an absolute location of a place on earth
cartogram
sizes of places are shown according to a stat
density
how often or how much something occurs within a space
vernacular
An area that people believe exist as part of their cultural identity
qualitative
data associated with a humanistic approach to geography
distance decay
the theory that the interaction between two places decreases as the distance between them increases
functional region
a geographic area that has been organized to function politically, socially, culturally, or economically as one unit
political map
a map that shows the spatial organization of the countries and territories on the entire globe at a given time
time-space compression
the decreasing distance between places, as measured by travel time or cost; often summarized by the phrase “the world is shrinking”
peters
shows all landmasses but distorts their shape
locator
illustrations used in books and ads to show specific locations
mercator
useful for navigation because the lines connecting points on a map represent the true compass direction; however the farther away from the equator the more distorted the land masses are
quantitative
data associated with mathematical models and stat techniques
remote sensing
scanning earth by satellite to obtain info
absolute location
a precise location on earths surface
