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Chapter 1 APHUG
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Global positioning systems | used to determine an individual's exact location on earth. |
| Geographic information systems (GIS) | a computer system that stores, organizes, analyzes, and displays geographic data, |
| Volunteered geographic information (VGI) | Creation and dissemination of geographic data contributed voluntarily and for free by individuals. |
| Photogrammetry | -taking measurements of the Earth's surface using photos. |
| Geotagging | digitally storing exact information (latitude/longitude). |
| Remote Sensing | acquiring data about the Earth’s surface using satellites. |
| Site | physical character of a place Characteristics include: Climate, vegetation, topography, soil, elevation etc. |
| Situation | Location of a place relative to other places helps find unfamiliar place (relative location) helps understand the importance of a place. |
| Cartography | The science of map-making |
| Spatial Assosciation | similar distributions of distinctive features in a region can be attributed to spatial association. |
| Region | An area of earth defined by one or more distinctive characteristics |
| Formal regions (Uniform) (Homogeneous) | Predominance share in common one or more distinctive characteristics. (language, religion, crop, climate, laws/legal system) |
| Functional Regions (Nodal) | Focused on a Node or focal point. Periphery |
| Vernacular Regions (Perceptual) | A place that people believe exist as part of their cultural identity. |
| Large scale maps | Large amount of detail; can only show small area. |
| Small scale maps | Small amount of detail; can show a large area. |
| Local maps | Shows a small area |
| Global maps | A scale that shows the entire world. |
| Map scale (on maps) | The relationship between the length of an object on a map and that feature on the landscape. |
| Map projection | Scientific method of transferring locations on the Earth’s surface to a flat map. |
| Map distortions | Can be shape, distance, relative size, or direction |
| Space | The physical gap or interval between two objects. |
| Connections | Relationships among people and objects across space. |
| Chloropleth (Colors) | shaded or patterned in proportion to the measurement of a variable. |
| Cartogram | Size of a country or state is proportional to the value of a particular variable. |
| Dot distribution | depicts data points and shows clustered or dispersed distributions. |
| Isoline | connects with lines all the places that have particular values |
| Graduated symbol | displays symbols that change in size according to the variable. |
| Place | unique location of a feature. |
| Location | The position that something occupies on the earth; a specific point on the earth. |
| Toponyms | name given to a place on Earth. |
| Spatial association | similar distributions of distinctive features in a region can be attributed to spatial association. |
| Culture | The body of customary beliefs, material traits, and social forms that constitute the distinct tradition of a group. |
| Cultural landscapes | A combination of cultural features such as language and religion Econ. features such as agriculture and industry, and physical features such as climate and vegetation. |
| Elements of culture | What we care about (to adore or worship) <care> What we care for (to look after/ nurture) <cultivate> |
| Uneven develpoment | The different levels of development between MDCs and LDC’s or core and periphery countries. |
| Brandt line/North-South divide/ North-South line | Above it are MCD's below it are LCD's |
| Relative location | A description of how a location is related to other locations |
| Absolute location | Exact place on Earth (like latitude and longitudinal coordinates) |
| Geographic grid | the internationally-recognized system of latitude and longitude used to location positions on Earth's surface. |
| Equator | a circle of latitude that divides a spheroid, such as Earth, into the Northern and Southern hemispheres. On Earth, the Equator is an imaginary line located at 0 degrees latitude, |
| Prime meridian | A prime meridian is an arbitrarily-chosen meridian in a geographic coordinate system at which longitude is defined to be 0° |
| Geography | Geography is the study of the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of Earth. |
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