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LEC 2 + 3 - Human Geography Flashcards

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Space definition

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Areal extent of something

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Absolute Space

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Objective, physically real, measurable

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Relative Space

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Locations identified by their relative positioning and importance
- Prioritized clarity vs accuracy

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Location Definition

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Refers to a particular position in space

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Absolute Location

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Relatively stable, unchanging
- Using co-ordinates

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Relative Location

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Subject to change and interpretation
- “A short drive from downtown”

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Nominal Location

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A location of significance given a name
- can be contested

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Place Definition

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A location with a particular identity, meaning or significance

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Sense of Place

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The personally significant attachments we associate with certain places

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Placemaking

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Transformation of space or location into place

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Placeless

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Having little to no meaning
- Big Box stores

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Distance Definiton

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The amount of space between two or more location

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Distribution Definition

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The distance between geographic phenomena

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Density Definition

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The Frequency with which something exists in a measured area

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Dispersion

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How something is spread over an area

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Concentrated/Clustered

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Objects are close together

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Dispersed

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Objects are far apart

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Region Definition

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A part of the world that is different / distinct from the rest

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Regionalization

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We simplify our complex world and its human/physical geographic patterns and processes into regions

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Regionalization Example at McMaster

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The physical activity, the health sci, the eng, the residents

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Scale

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A way to think about society at different levels or layers
- Global, national, regional, provincial, etc.

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Landscapes

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Visible features of the land
Can be natural/physical or human/cultural

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Cultural Landscape

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The outcome of interactions between people and their environments (visible human imprint on land)
- Cultural groups modify their land to suit their needs
- Colonialism devastated many traditional indigenous landscapes

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Relocation Diffusion

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The spread of ideas, characteristics, etc. from one area to another via physical movement of people
- Immigrants

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Expansion Diffusion

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The spread of innovations and other phenomena

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Expansion Diffusion Subtypes

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Hierarchical - Ideas, diseases, leapfrogging from one place to another, temporarily bypassing

Contagious - rapid and widespread diffusion of a characteristic

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Mental Maps

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A unique personal representation of reality
- Based on perceptions
- Children drawing neighbourhood example

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