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what is geography

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an integrative approach to understanding our world, interactions of humans and their natural environment

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describe space/spatial

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refers to the areal extent of something on the earths surface

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perception

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humans acquire information about physical and social environments: a war of interpreting ones lives experience

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mental (perceptual) map

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an image or spacial representation (map) of the way space is organized, as influenced by an individual’s knowledge or lived experience in that space

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geographic scale

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he territorial extent or level of analysis, such as local, regional, and global

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location

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particular position in space

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absolute location

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amount of space that can objectively be measure with definable boundaries, and remains stable over time

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relative location

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using other locations as a reference point

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nominal location

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using the name of a place as the location

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toponym

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the common name given to a location, reflect the culture of the individuals naming them, the place itself, and its characteristics, can provide a wealth of information about past and present human and cultural landscape

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10 categories for toponym

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personal, imported, indigenous, religious, physical features, plant or animal, economic, event-related, optimistic or pessimistic, controversial

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physical geography

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study of patterns and processes of the earths natural or physical environments, including climate, topography, geology, soils, and ecosystems

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human geography

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study of patterns and processes to the earths human or social environments, including population change, economies, cultures, politics, settlements, and human interactions with the natural environment

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what is where, why there, and why care?

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describe the location and conditions, underlying causes, and reflect on the effect of human life

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site

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physical attributes or characteristics of a location, including its topography, climate, water sources, vegetation, and so on

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situation

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the geographic context of a location, relative to other locations, including its economic, political, and social characteristics

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place

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a location that has acquired particular meaning or significance

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sense of place

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the feelings evoke by, or deep attachments to, specific locations (places), that result from the experiences individuals associate with the location

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scared place

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a location with particular significance to an individual or a group, usually (but no necessarily) for religious reasons

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placelessness

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the nature of location that lack uniqueness or individual character; used for homogeneous and standardized landscape, like fast food, mcDonalds

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region

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a part of the earths surface that displays internal homogeneity and is relatively distinct from surrounding areas according to certain criteria: a contiguous spacial unit

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regionalization

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the process of classifying locations or areas of the earths surface into various regions

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formal (or unifrom) region

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an area (region) that processes a certain degree of uniformity with respect to one or more physical or cultural traits, every local shares one or more common characteristic

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functional (or nodal) region

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an area (region) organized around a node or focal point, and unified by specific economic, political, or social activity, and the defining characteristics diminish in importance the further one gets from the central node

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vernacular (or perceptual) region
an area (region) identified on the basis of the perceptions held by people inside or outside the region, or both
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landscape
the characteristics, or overall appearance, of a particular area or location, comprising a combination of natural and human influences
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cultural landscape
the characteristics or overall appearance of a particular area or location, resulting from human modification of the natural environment
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distance
a measure of the amount of space between two or more locations: can be measured in both absolute terms (physical distance) and relative terms (time distance, economic distance, or psychological distance)
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other type of subjective or relative measure of distance
psychological distance and economic and temporal measures of distance
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distribution
the spatial arrangement go geographic phenomena (e.g,. People) within an area; including density, concentration, and pattern
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density
a measure of the relationship between the number of geographic phenomena, like people, coffee shop, trees, and a unit of area: typically express as a ration
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concentration
the spread of geographic phenomena over given area
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clustered
the distance between two things is small
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diapered
the distance between two things is big
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pattern
the geometric, regular, or other spatial arrangement of geographic phenomena in a given area
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diffusion
the process of geographic phenomena spreading over space and through time
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cultural diffusion
the process of cultural phenomena (ideas, innovations, trends, languages) spreading over space and through time, hearth: the area where a particular trait originates
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relocation diffusion
one of two basic forms of diffusion, in which the geographic phenomena are physically moved from one area to another, such as through immigration or trade
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expansion diffusion
the spread of culture without the movement of individuals, the spreading of ideas or innovations outward from the hearth area
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other expansion diffusion
contagious diffusion and hierarchical diffusion
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contagious diffusion
spread rapidly and throughout an area
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hierarchical diffusion
spread first to key, important, people or places and then gradually throughout the rest of a population or an area
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spatial interaction
the nature and extent of the relationship or linkages between locations; the extent of spacial interaction is related to the distances between locations and the physical and intangible connections between them
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distance decay
the effects of distance on spacial interaction; generally intensity of interaction declines with increasing distance
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friction of distance
a measure of the restraining effect of distance on human interaction and movement; generally greater time and cost are incurred with increasing distance
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accessibility
relative ease with which a location can be reached from other locations
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what has made accessibility improved
technology, transportation and communication network
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connectivity
the direct and indirect linkages (transportation routes and communications pathways) between two or more locations
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map
a flat representation of the earths surface, its geographic features includes people, places, and geographic phenomena, locations, region, efficiently communicate tremendous amounts of spacial information in one place
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cartography
the art and science of making maps
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latitude
horizontal, parallele, equator, no more than 90degree, complete circle
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longitude
vertical, lines of constant longitude called meridians, runs through greenwich UK, no more than 180degree, half circle from north pole to south pole
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time zone
base on latitude a region of the earth that observes a uniform standard time, 15degree an hour
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why are some time zone wider than others
for political decisions, to be in the same time zone as region around
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international date line
time zone, not 1hour but 24hour of differences
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map scale
tells us how much smaller the map is than the actual feature of the earth that it represents
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ration (map scale)
1:100,000
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graphic (map scale)
0 5 10 (with a bar or line marked to show equivalent distances), changes with the map
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textual, written statement, (map scale)
1 cm = 1 km
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truth or false? the smaller the area represented the bigger the scale is
truth
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daylight save time (DST)
shifting clocks forwards one hour in the spring and summer to gain daylight in the evening while sacrificing daylight early in the morning
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projection
a process to transform the spherical earths surface onto a two-dimensional map; a process to transfer
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mercator projection (conformal projection)
the lines of latitude and longitude intersect one another at right angles, advantage; direction between any two points on the map is exactly the same as it is on the globe, disadvantage; the size of features, especially the equator, are greatly distorted, the most used, like google maps, advantage the more developed area , used for distance between points
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gall-peter projection (equal area projection)
size of countries is preserved, the shape is distorted, criticized for being visually unappealing, used for direction from one point to another
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equidistant
show true distance in all directions from one or two central points, *geoghrapics phenomanas with equal distance to a point
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why is ethical consideration important in map making
to avoid intentions misleading of readers
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reference map
portraying the absolute locations of places and geographic phenomena
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thematic map
illustrate and emphasize the spatial variation of a particular theme or attribute, like a federal election
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dot map
dots or scale-adjusted symbols represent geographic phenomena (ex; population)
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choropleth map
using colour or shading to indicate intensity of geographic phenomena (population density), in a given area
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isopleth map
using lines to connect locations of equal value with respect to. A geographic phenomena (daily temperature)
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cartogram
where the size and shape of spatial areas are intentionally distorted and replaces by the relative magnitude of the geographic phenomena (population in each province of Canada)
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remote sensing
a series of techniques used for collecting spatial data through instruments (sensors and cameras in satellites, airlines, and drones) that are physically distant from the object of study
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computer-assisted cartography
easily produce various versions of the mapped date to achieve desired result
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global positioning system (GPS)
a satellite-based system for determining the absolute location of geographic phenomena (address)
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geographic information system
a system of computer hardware and software that facilitates the collection, storage, analysis, and display of spatially referenced data through layered maps
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fieldwork
collecting data and insight into geographic issues; involves the collection of information outside a laboratory, library, or workplace setting; one of the key traditions of geographic inquiry
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what is the only way to represent the earth
by 3 dimensions globe

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