Key Geographical Concepts (KGC) Flashcards
(27 cards)
Change
Dynamic geographical phenomena. can occur at varying rates, at different times, over varying durations, and at different scales.
Distance
- Absolute or linear distance (km, m)
- Relative distance (e.g. length of time to travel from point a to B, costs or convenience)
- Psychological distance
- Cultural distance
Distribution
The arrangement of phenomena in space or time.
Movement
The change or expansion in location of one or more phenomena from its original location to a new location.
place
parts of the earth’s surface that are identified and given meaning by people.
Process
An identifiable series of actions or steps leading to change or preservation of phenomena.
Region
A definable area of the earth’s surface that contains one or more common characteristics that distinguish it from neighbouring areas.
Scale
Map scale-
Observational scale- local, regional, national, international, global.
Spatial Association
The degree to which two or more phenomena are similarly arranged over space.
Sustainability
The capacity of the environment to continue to support life
Environment
The world around us
Comprising the interconnected living and non-living physical elements of the earth’s surface and atmosphere as well as human made features and the human conditions of places.
Interconnection
All places and environments are interconnected in some way and that they do not exist in isolation.
All places and environments are interconnected in some way and that they do not exist in isolation.
Interconnection
The world around us
Environment
The arrangement of phenomena in space or time.
Distribution
Dynamic geographical phenomena. can occur at varying rates, at different times, over varying durations, and at different scales.
change
Absolute or linear distance (km, m)
distance
The arrangement of phenomena in space or time
distribution
The change or expansion in location of one or more phenomena from its original location to a new location.
movement
parts of the earth’s surface that are identified and given meaning by people.
place
An identifiable series of actions or steps leading to change or preservation of phenomena.
process
A definable area of the earth’s surface that contains one or more common characteristics that distinguish it from neighbouring areas.
region
local, regional, national, international, global.
scale
The degree to which two or more phenomena are similarly arranged over space.
spatial association
