Vocab Part 3 Flashcards
Absolute location
Describes the precise location of a place using the Earth’s Graticule (latitude & longitude)
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Census data
Systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population
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Distance decay
The idea that the likelihood of interaction diminishes with increasing distance
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Environmental determinism
Theory that a society is formed and determined by the physical environment, especially the climate; the physical environment predisposes societies towards particular development; human society development is controlled by the environment
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Formal region
Region marked by a shared trait (cultural, physical, etc.) e.g. The Keys, The Caribbean
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Functional region
Region marked by a particular set of activities that occur e.g. Southwest Airlines, newspaper
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Geospatial and geographical data
Used at all scales (personal, business, governmental decision making)
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Globalization
The process of increased interconnectedness among countries most notably in the areas of economics, politics, and culture
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Human-environment interaction
Describes the ways humans modify or adapt to the natural world
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Land use
The function of land e.g. agricultural, commercial, residential, transportation, recreation
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Network
A system of interconnected people or things e.g. transportation, communication, financial, governmental
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Pattern
An arrangement of objects on earth, including the space in between those objects
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Perceptual/vernacular region
Region that exists as an idea e.g. the South, Kurdistan
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Place
Describes an area on the surface of the Earth with distinguishing human & physical characteristics
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Possibilism
Theory that the environment sets certain constraints or limitations but people use their creativity to decide how to respond to the conditions of a particular natural environment
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Region
Describes an area on Earth marked by similarity in some way (a way to organize space)
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Relative location
Describes the location of a place relative to other human and physical features
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Remote sensing
Collecting data with instruments that are distant from the area of study
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Satellite imagery
Images of earth collected by satellites operated by governments and businesses around the world
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Space (geography)
Relational concept that acquires meaning and sense when related to other concepts
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Spatial information
Can come from written accounts such as field observations, media reports, travel narratives, policy documents, personal interviews, landscape analysis, and photographic evidence
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Sustainability
Meeting an increased demand for resources (energy, food, fuel) in a way that protects the ability of future generations to meet their own needs
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Time-space compression
Refers to the increasing sense of connectivity that seems to be bringing people closer together even though their distances are the same
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Time-space convergence
Refers to the greatly accelerated movement of goods, information, and ideas during the 20th century made possible by technological innovations e.g. TV, internet, satellite communication
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Types of Remote Sensors
Satellites, planes, aircraft, spacecraft, ships, buoys
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Uses of Remote Sensing
Track storm systems, Search for natural resources, Military surveillance, Monitor volcanoes, Monitor deforestation/glacier melting
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