Chapter 1 Flashcards
a specific point on Earth
place
an area on Earth
region
relationship between studied section and earth as a whole
scale
a physical gap between 2 objects
space
relationship among people and objects across a barrier of space
connection
the analysis of data about earth acquired through satellite and other electronic information technology. Displays data after
geographic information science (GIScience)
a system that determines the precise postion of something
global postionong sytem (GPS)
identifing and storing a peice of data or info by it’s lateral and longitudinal coordiantes
geotagging
th relationship of a features size on a map to its actual size
map scale
four type of map distortion
shape, distance, direction relative size
finding a place by things that never change
absolute location
an area in which everypne shares one or more common characteristics
formal region
an area organizeed around a focal point
functional
an area that people belive exists or is perceived that way
vernacular region
the arragmnet of features in space
distribution
3 main properites of space/distribution
density, concentration, pattern
the frequency in which something occurs in space
density
the extent of a feature spread over space
concentration
the geometric arrangement of objects in space
pattern
the spread of ideas/ things through physical movements
reloctaion diffusion
the spread of a feature through an additive process
expansion diffusion
the spread though authority or power
heroical diffusion
widespread of a characteristic through the population
contagious diffusion
spread of an underlying principle even though a characteristic fails or diffuses
stimulus diffusion
