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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| geospatial technologies | remotes sensing geographic information systems global positioning satellites |
| different approaches of collecting data | field observations; could be costly, hard to get personal interview- collect individuals unique perspectives, asking different questions to gain insite media reports- better understand what people in an area are experiencing photo analysis |
| qualitative data and example | information often in word form, up for debate and discussion example- approval rating of your schools lunch food; answers may differ doing this survey |
| quantitative data | information that is in number form, not up for debate |
| census what can they collect example | an official count of all people who live in a particular area -collecting age, gender race occupation, housing, possibly income example-demographic breakdown of India; look at the population pyramid to understand how many people are in each age cohart |
| small scale map | shows large portion of Earth's surface, less details in the data it is displaying |
| supranational organisation | an alliance which consists of multiple countries, that work together to achieve common goals or address specific issues or challenges that impact the states |
| how can individuals use geographic data | people use geo spatial data to help get them from place a to place b by using their gps moving to another place, they might use thematic maps to look at crime rate, commute times or check to see what services exist in an area |
| absolute location | exact spot on the Earths surface where something is located uses longitude and latitude using GPS and your phone - the name of the location may change over time but those coordinates will always remain the same |
| relative location | description of a location based on the surrounding area |
| physical characteristics | rivers, mountains vegetation, or climate of an area |
| human characteristics | languages spoken in an area, cultures practices, the amount of people in an area, the cultures that are celebrated in the area |
| sense of place | strong feeling or perception people have of a place |
| spatial distribution | density- amount of objects or people in n area concentration- how things are spread out patterns -arrangement of things in an area that may be present |
| time space compression | reduction of time it takes for something or someone to get from one place to another counters distance decay |
| distance decay | effect of distance on cultural or spatial interactions the larger the distance the less interaction |
| environmental determinism, why did people criticize this what does this determine | the environment sets the possibilities for humans and society over time, it promoted European imperialism discounts the role of humans and their ability to adapt determines cultural factors |
| environmental possibilism what does this select and limit | idea that the environment puts limits on society, but people have the ability to adjust and modify the physical environment to overcome its limits selective of cultural factors, cultural factors limits environment |
| land use and examples | how land has been changed or modified agricultural land use- production of agricultural products industrial land use- produce different sprouts for society commercial land use- businesses and stores to sell goods |
| renewable resources | resources that can be used more than once without running out like crops and trees |
| non renewable resources | resources that can only be used once like oil and natural gas |
| 4 types of scales | global scale national scale regional scale local scale |
| subnational scale | looking at a map of a city, county region, or census tract |
| formal regions an example | common attributes defined by economic, political, social, or environmental characteristics political boundaries in Latin America relate formal regions that are states rocky mountains create a formal physical region in the US |
| functional regions and example | geographic areas that are organized around a node based around a specific economic activity; travel or communication airports radio stations ,or subway stations |
| perceptual regions and example | areas linked together due to opinions, attitudes, feelings, or beliefs ex middle east- each person has a different idea of what countries are part of the middle east |
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