Term | Definition |
Contour Lines | define escalation |
sematic maps | political maps |
topographical maps | landscape/geographic maps |
Scale | shows a comparison between a map and the real physical space it's meant to represent |
Three types of Scales | Graphic, Written, Representative Fraction |
Graphic Scale | and image indicating a certain amount of space on the map represents a certain amount of space in the real world |
Written Scale | 1" = 1 Mile |
RF (Representative Fraction) | One unit on the map is equivalent to so many units in the real world |
Geoid | earth-shaped |
Geoid Map | use projection techniques to render 3D objects into 2D images |
Distortion | Occurs when 3D spheres cannot be turned into 2D shapes without changing the structure of the original object. |
Tissotindicratix | The rate of distortion |
Latitude | the angle of distance north/south of the equator. |
Longitude | The angle of distance east/west of the prime meridian |
Great Circle | the arch line of the Earth (the shortest distance between two places on a sphere) |
Spatial Perspective | looking at the physical space and object or place takes |
area | surface a region occupies |
bountary | natural or political |
location | absolute v. relative |
operation scale | the scale at which social/natural processes operate (studying patterns of ethnic segregation, wealth distribution, etc) |
regional concept | when we use a criterion to establish a spatial zone. |
homogeneity | human or physical "sameness" that can demarkate a region |
Regions as Systems | like the European Union, functional integration can demarkate a region. |
Transition Zones | regional interaction that continually reshapes borders and are often conflict zones. |
Criteria for being a Region | 1. Physical and Human
2. Functional
3. Historical |
Regional Concept | areas that are smaller and more specific than geographic realms. |
Alfred Wegener | Continental Drift |
Cultural Landscape | How the environment has been modified by mankind. |
Culture Hearsts | places were ideas/culture originated. (Meso America, the Indus River,etc) |
Gini Coefficient | The degree of economic dispersion 0.0 - 1.0 |