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History 1.4
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| spatial approach | arrangement of the phenomena being studied across the surface of the earth. |
| location | where specific phenomena are located either on a grid system or relative to another location. |
| place | the specific human and physical characteristics of a location |
| region | group of places in the same area that share a characteristic |
| site | described as the characteristics at the immediate location |
| location | location of a place relative to its surroundings and its connectivity to other places. |
| sense of place | the characteristics of places in different ways based on their personal beliefs. |
| toponyms | place names |
| Time-space compression | he shrinking “time-distance,” or relative distance, between locations because of improved methods of transportation and communication |
| The Impact of Distance | The increasing connection between places is reflected in the growth of spatial interaction. |
| spatial interaction | contact, movement, and flow of things between locations |
| flow | the patterns and movement of ideas, people, products, and other phenomena. |
| friction of distance | indicates that when things are farther apart, they tend to be less connected. |
| distance decay | This inverse relationship between distance and connection is a concept |
| patterns | efer to the general arrangement of things being studied, and geographers must be able to describe patterns accurately and with precision. |
| distribution | the way a phenomenon is spread out or arranged over an area to describe patterns |
| spatial assocation | Matching patterns of distribution |