Tags & Description
place
describes the human and physical characteristics of a location
region
an area of land that has common features
scale
the relationship between the portion of earth being studied and earth as a whole
space
the physical gap or interval between two objects
connection
relationships among people and objects across the barrier of space
reference map
a map type that shows reference information for a particular place, making it useful for finding landmarks and for navigation
thematic map
a map that shows a particular theme, or topic
GIS (Geographic Information System)
a computer system that stores, organizes, analyzes, and displays geographic data
remote sensing
the acquisition of data about Earth's surface from a satellite orbiting the planet or other long-distance methods
GPS (Global Positioning System)
a system that determines the precise position of something on Earth through a series of satellites, tracking stations, and receivers
map projection
a way of representing the spherical earth on a flat surface
meridians/longitude
imaginary lines on Earth that run between the North and South Poles
parallels/latitude
distance north or south of the Equator, measured in degrees
clustering
an excess of something given the
dispersal
the spacing of people within geographic population boundaries
elevation
the distance above sea level
census data
counts the population of a nation, state, or other region
toponym
the name given to a place on earth
absolute location
exact place on earth, often given in terms of latitude and longitude
relative location
a location of a place that is similar to another place
absolute distance
the space between two people or places
cultural landscape
a geographic area including both cultural and natural resources
formal/uniform region
an area in which everyone shares in one or more distinctive characteristics
functional/nodal region
an area organized around a node or focal point
perceptual/vernacular region
a region defined by people's beliefs
spatial association
observed within a region if the distribution of a feature is related to another
globalization
the increasing connection of economic, cultural, and political traits across the world
pattern
the geometric or regular arrangement of something in an area
concentration
the geographic location of a specific cluster/dense group
flows
the quantity of movements past a point during a time period of movement
distance decay
the idea that the further away something is, the less of a bond they have
time space compression
the set of processes that cause the relative distances between places (making them closer)
sustainability
the use of earths resources in ways that ensure their availability
natural resources
materials from the earth that are used to support life needs
land use
the term used to describe the human use of land
environmental determinism
the view that the natural environment has a controlling influence over various aspects of human life including cultural development
possibilism
the theory that the physical environment may set limits on human actions, but people have the ability to adjust to the physical environment and choose a course of action from many alternatives