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APHG Unit 1.6-1.7
Words from learning objective 1.6-1.7
Term | Definition |
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scales of analysis | a scale that determines what is being studies based on the size of the area being examined. |
global | relating to, or involving the entire world; comprehensive |
regional | relating to or characteristic of a region |
national | relating to a nation or country |
local | relating to or occurring in a particular area, city, or town; located or living nearby |
landscape | large areas with similar characteristics |
region | an area distinguished by a unique combination of trends |
Formal/Uniform Region | an area in which everyone shares in common one or more distinctive characteristics |
Functional/Nodal Region | region marked by a particular set of activities that occur |
Perceptual/vernacular region | a region that exists as an idea |
overlapping | ideas or concepts that carry over into different regions |
regional analysis | analyzing regions at a variety of scales--global, national, local |
infrastructure | basic physical and organizational structures needed for the operation of a society and its economy |
intervening obstacle | is an environmental or cultural feature that hinders migration |