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Geography
Quiz 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| special approach | The way of identifying, explaining, and predicting the human and physical patterns and the connections of various locations. |
| physical geography | the branch of geography dealing with natural features and processes |
| human geography | The study of where and why human activities are located where they are |
| absolute location | Exact location of a place on the earth described by global coordinates |
| latitude | the distance in degrees north or south of the equator |
| equator | the imaginary center line of latitude that divides the northern and southern hemispheres. |
| longitude | Distance east or west of the prime meridian, measured in degrees |
| Prime Meridian | 0 degrees longitude - passes through Greenwich, England |
| International Date Line | the line of longitude that marks where each new day begins, centered on the 180th meridian |
| Relative Date Line | the regional position or situation of a place relative to the position of other places |
| relative location | Relative location refers to the position of a place or entity based on its location with respect to other locations. |
| connectivity | the degree of linkage between locations from one another |
| accessibility | the relative ease with which a destination may be reached from some |
| ghost towns | empty, deserted towns left after gold miners had moved on other place |
| place | A specific point on Earth distinguished by a particular character. |
| region | An area distinguished by a unique combination of trends or features. |
| site | The physical character of a place |
| situation | the location of a place relative to other places |
| sense of place | The relationship with places expressed in different dimensions of human life, how humans perceive a place. |
| toponyms | name given to a portion of Earth's surface |
| distance | The length of a path between two points |
| proximity | nearness in space, time, or relationship |
| Time-space compression Spatial interaction | term for the reduction in time it takes for something to diffuse to a distance place |
| friction of distance | the increase in time and cost that usually comes with increasing distance |
| distance-decay | contact diminishing with increasing distance and eventually disappear. |
| spatial association | movement of people, goods, info, etc between different places |
| density | The frequency with which something exists within a given unit of area |
| distribution | The arrangement of something across Earth's surface. |
| spatial association | the degree to which things are similarly arranged over space |
| human-environment interaction | The geographic theme that explores how people use, adapt to, and modify the environment |
| cultural ecology | the geographic study of human-environment relationships |
| environmental determinism | the idea that human behavior is controlled by the physical environment |
| possibilism | the idea that some environments offer specific constraints/ opportunities |
| landscape Analysis | The process of describing and interpreting the landscape ecology of an area. |
| field observation | a study of a phenomenon in a natural setting |
| special data | refer to the digital representation of space |
| aerial photography | Taking images of the earth from elevated positions as a means of gathering geographic data |
| built environment | man-made or constructed parts of a landscape or area |
| cultural landscape | the visible imprint of human activity and culture on the landscape |
| patterns | recurring characteristics or events |
| processes | the repeated sequences of events |
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