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Unit 1 Vocabulary
Unit 1 Thinking Geographically - Vocabulary and Definitions
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Absolute distance | describing how far a distance is quantitative units of distance (miles, kilometers, etc.) |
| Projection | a method of taking a 3D object and putting in on a 2D plane |
| Reference Map | maps that emphasizes the location of places (without data attached) |
| Relative distance | describing the distance between locations using qualitative terms or non-traditional measurements of distance (one hour north of) |
| Spatial distribution | arrangement of a phenomenon across the Earth's surface |
| Spatial Interaction | the flow of goods, people, or information among places, in response to localized supply and demand |
| Thematic maps | a map that displays not only locations but maps a topic or theme of information with the location |
| Census | an official count of individuals in a population (in the USA, it happens every 10 years) |
| GIS (Geographic Information Systems) | software that captures, manages, analyzes, and displays data that is collected geographically |
| GPS (Global Positioning System) | a system that measures distance from a series of satellites to determine location on the planet |
| Remote sensing | the science of making measurements of the earth using sensors on airplanes or satellites |
| Geospatial | relating to data that is specific to one location |
| Absolute location | describing where something is using the exact site on an objective coordinate system |
| Distance decay | the idea that the interaction between two places declines as the distance between them increases |
| Relative location | describing the position of a place as compared to (or relative to!) another landmark |
| Time-space compression | the idea that the world feels smaller than it used to because of increased technology in transportation and communication |
| Environmental determinism | the belief that a physical environment is THE reason that some societies are strong while others are weaker |
| Environmental possibilism | the belief that a physical environment plays a role in the development of a society, but is NOT the ONLY factor at work |
| Natural resource | a physical material constituting part of Earth that people need and value |
| Sustainability | the goal of the human race reaching equilibrium with the environment; meeting the needs of the present without while also leaving resources for future generations |
| Scale | the relationship between the distance on the ground and the corresponding distance on a specific map - also a concept describing how "zoomed in" you are while studying a geographic trait |
| Scale of Analysis | how zoomed in or out you are when looking at geographic data |
| Formal region | a region that is based quantitative data data (that can be documented or measured) - all government areas are this because they share a government |
| Functional region | a region based around a node or focal point - terrestrial radio broadcasts are an example of this |
| Region | a place larger than a point and smaller than a planet that is grouped together because of a measurable or perceived common feature |
| Vernacular region (or perceptual region) | an area that shares a common qualitative characteristic, it's only a region because people believe it's a region |
| Density | the number of things divided by the measurement of area |
| Toponym | a place name |
| Uneven development | unequal distribution of people, resources, and wealth within a region |
| 3 Types of Distribution | density, concentration, and pattern |
| Cartography | the science of drawing maps |
| Concentration | how closely packed together objects are |
| Spatial | it's not as complicated as it sounds - a fancy word for describing how things are organized in space |
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