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APHG Unit 1.2-1.5
Words from learning objective 1.2-1.5
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qualitative data | Data associated with a more humanistic approach to geography, often collected through interviews, empirical observations, or the interpretation of texts, artwork, old maps, and other archives. |
quantitative data | numerical data |
Global Positioning System (GPS) | A system that determines the precise position of something on Earth through a series of satellites, tracking stations, and receivers. |
Geographic Information System (GIS) | 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. |
satellite navigation | a system of satellites that provide autonomous geo-spatial positioning with global coverage |
field observation | the act of physically visiting a location, place, or region and recording, firsthand, information there |
absolute location | The exact position of a place on the earth's surface. |
relative location | The position of a place in relation to another place |
space | The physical gap or interval between two objects |
place | A specific point on Earth distinguished by a particular character. |
pattern | The geometric or regular arrangement of something in a study area. |
space-time compression | The reduction in the time it takes to diffuse something to a distant place, as a result of improved communications and transportation systems |
distance decay | The diminishing in importance and eventual disappearance of a phenomenon with increasing distance from its origin. |
environmental determinism | A doctrine that claims that cultural traits are formed and controlled by environmental conditions. |
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. |
sustainability | The ability to keep in existence or maintain. A sustainable ecosystem is one that can be maintained |
natural resources | Materials or substances such as minerals, forests, water, and fertile land that occur in nature and can be used for economic gain |
land use | Various ways humans use the land such as agricultural, industrial, residential, or recreational |
geospatial data | Information about a physical object that can be represented by numerical values in a geographic coordinate system. |
geographic processes | the physical forces that form and transform our world |
policy document | Policies are the business rules and guidelines of a company that ensure consistency and compliance with the company's strategic direction. The Policies lay out the business rules under which a company, division, or department will operate. |
landscape analysis | the task of defining and describing landscapes |
flow | movement in a steady stream. Example: migration |
friction of distance | A measure of how much absolute distance affects the interaction between two places. |