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place

a specific geographic setting with distinctive physical, social, and cultural attributes

human geography

the study of spatial organization of human activity and of people relationships with their environment

site

the physical attributes of a location ex. terrain, vegetation

situation

the location of a place relative to other places and human activities

projection

systematic rendering on a flat surface on the geographic coordinates of the features found on earth's surface

cartography

the body of pratical theoretical knowlegde about making distinctive visual represenations of earth's surface in the form of maps

GIS

Global Info system- a st of comp. tools used to capture, store, transform, analyze and display geographic data.

GPS

a set of satellites used to help determine location anywhere on the earth's surface w/a portable electronic device

absolute location

the exact position of an object or place measured with in the spatial coordinates of a grid system

relative location

the position of a place relative to places around it

friction of distance

the deterrent or inhibiting effect of distance on human activity

distance decay

the rate at which a particular activity or process diminishes wih increasing distance

topological space

te connections between or connectivity of particular points in space

cognitve space

measuredin terms of ppl's values, feelings, beliefs and perceptions about locations, districs, regions

complementarity

a condition that exist when 2 regions through, an exchange of raw materials and/or finished products, can specifically satisfy each others demands

intervening opportunities

the presence of a nearer opportunity that greatly dimishes the attractivness of sites farther away

formal region

a type of region marked by a certain degree of homogeneity in one or more phenomenon

functional region

a region defined by the particular set of activities or interactions that occur within it

diffusion

the spatial spreading or dissemination of a culture element or some other phenomenon

hierarchal

phenomenon can be diffused from one location to another without necesaril sreading to ppl or places in between

expansion

phenomenon spreads b/c of the proximity of carriers or agents of change who are fixed in their location

migrant

innovastion enjoys a brief but strong adoption and it spreads and losses its strngth at origin

human footprint

humans altering the environment on the global scale; the influencing of mankind on earth

globalization

increasing interconnectedness of diff parts of the world through common processes of economic, environ., political and cultural change

hyperglobalists

they view that open markets and free trade and investments across global markets allow more ppl to share in the prosperity of a growing world economy~ globalization is good and they brlieve in neoliberal policiesex. transnational organization Micky Ds

skeptics

much talk on globalization is exaggerated. they say economic integration is much less significant. they argue that national govs. are essential to regulation of international economic activity

transformationalists

process is unprecedented as gov and ppl confront the absence of any clear distinction btwn global and local.dismiss idea that boundaries will go away. they say that the welth will increase and the poor will become poorer.believe world will divide in 3.

core

distinctive attributes are very clear ex. think or mormons

domain

dominant but not to the point of exclusivity

sphere

present but not dominant ex. minority

dejure space

"legally recoginzed" territories delimited by formal legally recognized boundaries ex. countries , provinces,states, counties

cultural landscapes

the human modified natural landscape specifically containing the imprint of a particular culture or society

natural landscape

the physical landscape or environ. tht has not been affected by human activity

symbolic landscape

representations of particular values or aspiration that the builders n financiers of those landscapes want to impart to a larger public

supranational organizations

the collec. of indiv. states w/a common goal tht may b economic and or political in nature such organizations diminish to some extent, indiv. state soverign in favor of the group interest ex NATO, EU

fast world

ppl, places and regions directly involved as producers and consumers in transnational industry, modern telecommunication, materialistic consumption and international news and entertainment

slow world

ppl, places and regions directly involved as producers and consumers in transnational industry, modern telecommunication, materialistic consumption and international news and entertainment are limited

possiblism

diff enviro conditions offer both restrains and opport to ppl living in varios regions

environmenal determinism

view that the natural environ has a controllin influ over various aspects of the human life, including cultural development

jihad vs. mcworld

mcworld= is shorthand for the pop culture and shallowness of the west.jihad= culural values that are underpinned by religiousfundamentalism and tradition , jihad =against western views

agricultural hearths

source of civilization.-sw asia=mesopotamia-egypt=nile- indus valley=india-china=huanghe-s.e asia=irawady river- andes mt.-mesoamerica=mayans-w africa=ghana

mercator map

accurate=equator,direction btwn two pts. and shape of land inaccurate=distorted at poles, area, oversized landmasses

equidistant projection

accurate=represent distance in one directioninaccurate= direction, area, shape,

conformal projection

accurate= direcion btwn pts, shape landmassesinacurate= relative size

azimunthal projection

accurate= distance from centerinaccurate= direction, area, shape

name 3 cohorts

baby boomer, generation x, and net generation

isogloss

geo. boundary where a parti. linguisti feature occurs