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Spatial approach

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The arrangement of phenomena on the surface of earth.

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Physical geography

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Study of elements in the physical environment.

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Human geography

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Study of humans and human activities.

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Absolute location

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Exactly where something is based on some system.

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Latitude

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Distance from north and south of the equator.

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Equator

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Imaginary line on the globe halfway between the North and South Poles.

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Longitude

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Distance east and west of the prime meridian.

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Prime meridian

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Imaginary line on the globe that runs at 0 and 180 degrees.

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International Date Line

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Imaginary line that almost lines with the 180 degree mark. Follows international boundaries and is a marking for time.

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Relative location

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The location of something based on other things.

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Connectivity

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The quality of how two places are linked together.

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Accessibility

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The speed and convenience of people being able to communicate from one place to the other.

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Ghost towns

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Abandoned settlements.

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Place

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Human and physical characteristics of location.

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Region

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Two places in the same area with common characteristics.

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Site

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Characteristics right at that location.

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Situation

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Location of a place based on its surroundings and other places.

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Sense of place

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Human’s perception/opinion of a place based on what they believe in.

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Toponyms

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“Fancy” word meaning place names.

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Distance

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How close/far things are from one another.

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Proximity

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Degree or nearness.

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Time-space compression

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Shrinking travel time between two places from improving transportation and communication.

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Spatial interaction

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Contact, movement, and flow between two places.

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Friction of distance

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The further things are, the worse their connection is.

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Distance-decay
Distance worsens connection.
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Spatial association
A conclusion where when two or more phenomena follow the same trends or pattern, they are related or associated with one another.
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Density
The number of something in a specific area.
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Distribution
The way in which phenomena is spread over an area.
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Human-environment interaction
Dual relationship between humans and the natural world.
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Cultural ecology
Study of humans adapting to the environment.
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Environmental determinism
Belief of how the environment is the strongest force to shape human development and behavior.
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Possibilism
Theory that acknowledges that the environment is involved, but social conditions determine culture.
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Landscape analysis
Task of defining and describing landscapes.
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Field observation
Getting firsthand information about a place by visiting it.
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Spatial data
ALL information that can be tied to a location.
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Aerial photography
Professional images captured by planes in the atmosphere.
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Built environment
Part of landscapes that are created by humans.
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Cultural landscape
Anything created by humans.
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Patterns
General arrangements of things being studied.
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Processes
Repeated sequence of events that create patterns.
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Scale
Ratio between the size in the real world and size on a map.
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Cartographic scale
How the map shows the ratio of its size to the actual size.
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Geographic scale, Relative scale
Amount of territory a map shows.
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Scale of data
How much data is in the area referring to the scale.
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Reference maps
Maps to refer to for general information about a place.
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Political maps
Show and label human made boundaries.
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Physical map
Show and label natural features.
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Road maps
Show and label highways, streets, and alleys.
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Plat maps
Show and label property lines and details of ownership.
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Locator maps
Illustrations in books and advertisements to show the specific place the text is talking about.
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Thematic map
Maps to refer to for spatial aspects of information or phenomena.
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Choropleth maps
Use various colors, shades, or patterns to show the location and distribution of spatial data
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Dot distribution maps
Use dots to show specific location and distribution of something across the territory of the map.
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Graduated symbol maps
Use symbols of different sizes to show different amounts of something in a place.
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Isoline maps
Use lines of different value to depict variations of data across the map.
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Topographic maps
Map of elevation that shows equal, higher, or lower places of elevation.
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Cartogram
Maps that alter the sizes of countries, states, etc. in reference to some data/statistic.
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Map projection
Process of showing a sphere globe on a flat map.
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Mercator map projection
Serves to show direction. Lines create 90 degree angles. Distortion created to show direction.
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Peters projection
Displays the size of continents and oceans accurately. Distorts the North and South poles.
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Conic projection
Distorts direction but lines converge and curve. Sizes and shapes are close to accurate.
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Robinson projection
Everything is slightly distorted but the round shape mimics a globe therefore is more accurate.
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Geographic models
Theories about reality to help explain, describe, or predict spatial activity/phenomena).
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Spatial models
Illustrate theories about spatial distribution. (Mostly used in agriculture)
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Nonspatial models
Explain theories or concepts using words, graphs, or tables. (Show changes over time often)
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Regionalization
Process to divide and categorize a large space into smaller sectors.
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Formal regions, Uniform regions
United by physical, cultural, and economic traits.
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Homogenous regions
AKA formal regions. United by physical, cultural, and economic traits.
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Functional regions
United by communication and transportation spread across the region centered at a node.
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Perceptual regions, Vernacular regions
People's outlook or sense of place that an area holds.
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Mental maps
Maps people make based on their knowledge and experience. They evolve over time.
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Subregions
Smaller areas of regions.
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Fieldwork
The act of collecting data about a space while actually being on the space.
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Quantitative data
Information that is measured and recorded using numbers.
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Qualitative data
Information that is not measured and recorded with numbers. Observations, descriptions.

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