Vocabulary List #1 – Basic Concepts Flashcards
the exact place on Earth, often given in terms of latitude and longitude.
Absolute location
a description of how a place is related to other places
relative location
Characteristics at the immediate location.
site
The location of the place is relative to its surroundings.
situation
name of a place
toponym
Used to describe where things are in relation to each other.
direction
amount of space between people/things
distance
Representation of a real-world event at a certain level of generalization.
scale
Man made environment where people live
built environment
The idea that most places leave their culture on a place.
sequent occupance
Determines cultural factors.
environmental determinism
The possibility of humans doing certain activities. Sets a limit for actions.
possibilism
The concept shows how locations interact with each other.
spatial interaction
Shows the possibility to reach certain locations
accessibility
The relationship between people and objects.
connectivity
When connections and communications decrease between two groups due the distance.
distance decay
The idea that distance requires time and effort. (resists interaction due to distance)
friction of distance
Shrinking of relative locations based on better technology.
time-space compression
The arrangement of something across Earth’s surface
distribution
total number of objects in an area
arithmetic density
number of persons per unit of area suitable for agriculture
physiological density
Spread out over a large area
dispersed pattern
