Introduction Flashcards
Physical Geography
pattern of world/environments
Human Geography
patterns of the human world, where people live and how their lives differ.
What is where?
Describing spacial distribution.
Why there?
Explains the processes.
Why care?
Interpret the significance.
Space is…
Areal extent of the the Earth’s surface. Absolute and relative.
Location is…
A particular position, absolute and relative.
Place is…
A location with particular individual or collective meaning.
Sacred place…
A place of respect and significance to a group.
Sense of place is…
A place that evokes certain feelings.
Placelessness is…
A homogeneous landscape with no uniqueness.
Region is…
A place of internal homogenity.
Landscape is…
The appearance of a place with human and natural influence.
Distance is…
The space between two locations either absolute, travel, economically or pyschologically.
Spacially distribution is…
The arrangement of phenominon in terms of density, concentration and pattern.
