Unit 1

Question 0

Political Ecology

Answer 0

Subdivision of human geo., focus on nature of spatial organization of political governance and practice

Question 1

Place

Answer 1

Fourth theme, uniqueness of location

Question 2

Possibilism

Answer 2

Geographic viewpoint, human decisions is big factor in culture development

Question 3

Reference Maps

Answer 3

Show absolute location and geographic features

Question 4

Region

Answer 4

3rd theme, area on earths surface

Question 5

Physical geography

Answer 5

1 of 2 divisions of geo, analysis of natural phenomena

Question 6

Perceptual region

Answer 6

Region that only exists as an idea

Question 7

Perception of place

Answer 7

Belief of place through books, movies, and pictures

Question 8

Cultural landscape

Answer 8

Visible imprint of human activity and culture on landscape

Question 9

Relative location

Answer 9

Relative position of place

Question 10

Relocation diffusion

Answer 10

Items being diffused are transmitted by carrier agents as the leave old areas and go to new ones

Question 11

Remote sensing

Answer 11

Use of instrument to collect data

Question 12

Rescale

Answer 12

Involvement of players at other scales to support a position

Question 13

Sense of place

Answer 13

Remember a place and know it

Question 14

Sequent occupance

Answer 14

Societies leave cultural imprint on a place

Question 15

Spatial

Answer 15

Space in earths surface

Question 16

Spatial distribution

Answer 16

Location of geographic phenomena across space

Question 17

Spatial interaction

Answer 17

2 regions that satisfy each others demands

Question 18

Spatial perspective

Answer 18

Observing variation in geographic phenomena across space

Question 19

Stimulus diffusion

Answer 19

Cultural adaptation is created because of difffusion

Question 20

Thematic maps

Answer 20

Tells stories

Question 21

Urban hierarchy

Answer 21

Ranking of settlements by size and economic functions

Question 22

Time-distance decay

Answer 22

Decreasing acceptance of idea with increasing time and distance

Question 23

Absolute location

Answer 23

Exact location

Question 24

Accessibilitiy

Answer 24

The ease to reach location

Question 25

Activity space

Answer 25

Space where daily activity occurs

Question 26

Cartography

Answer 26

Art and science of making maps

Question 27

Complementarity

Answer 27

When 2 regions exchange materials and satisfy each others demands

Question 28

Connectivity

Answer 28

Direct linkage between locations

Question 29

Contagious diffusion

Answer 29

Spread of idea innovation from person to person

Question 30

Cultural barrier

Answer 30

Prevailing cultural attitude rendering certain innovations

Question 31

Cultural diffusion

Answer 31

Expansion of cultural element

Question 32

Cultural ecology

Answer 32

Multiple interactions and relationships b/w a culture and the natural environment

Question 33

Cultural hearth

Answer 33

Source area, place of origin of major culture

Question 34

Distance

Answer 34

Physical space b/w two places

Question 35

Environmental determinism

Answer 35

Natural environ. Has controlling influence over human life

Question 36

Epidemic

Answer 36

Outbreak of disease

Question 37

Expansion diffusion

Answer 37

Spread of innovation or idea through population

Question 38

Fieldwork

Answer 38

Study of geographic phenomena by obsrving people interactions

Question 39

Five themes

Answer 39

Location, human env. Region, movement, and place

Question 40

Formal region

Answer 40

Type of region marked by certain degree of homogeneity

Question 41

Functional region

Answer 41

Region defined by activities and interactions occurred within it

Question 42

Geocaching

Answer 42

Hunt for a cache

Question 43

Geographic concept

Answer 43

Ways of seeing world spatially

Question 44

Geographic information systems

Answer 44

Collection if computer hardware and software that permits spatial data to be collected

Question 45

Gps

Answer 45

Satellite based system

Question 46

Globalization

Answer 46

Expansion of economic, political, and cultural processes to the point that they become global in scale and impact

Question 47

Hierarchical diffusion

Answer 47

Idea spreads first among most connected places

Question 48

Human geography

Answer 48

Analysis of humans

Question 49

Human environment

Answer 49

2nd theme

Question 50

Independent invention

Answer 50

Trait of many cultural hearths that developed independent of eachother

Question 51

Intervening opportunity

Answer 51

Presence of nearer opportunity that greatly diminishes attractiveness of sites far away

Question 52

Isotherm

Answer 52

Line in map connecting points of equal temperature values

Question 53

Landscape

Answer 53

Overall appearance of area

Question 54

Location

Answer 54

First theme, situation of people and things

Question 55

Location theory

Answer 55

Explain locational pattern of economic activity and manners

Question 56

Medical geo

Answer 56

Study of health and disease within geo context

Question 57

Mental map

Answer 57

Picture of way space is organized

Question 58

Movement

Answer 58

5th theme, mobility

Question 59

Pandemic

Answer 59

Outbreak of disease worldwide

Question 60

Pattern

Answer 60

Design of spatial distribution

Question 61

Culture

Answer 61

Behavior, practices etc.

Question 62

Cultural complex

Answer 62

Set of cultural traits

Question 63

Cultural trait

Answer 63

Single element of normal practice in culture