Unit 1 optional vocab Flashcards
accessibility
The degree of ease with which it is possible to reach certain location from other locations
aerial photography
The taking of photographs of the ground from an elevated position off Earth’s surface
circular pattern
A pattern, where objects are located in a rough circle around another object
climate region
An area with a distinct climate, such as tropical, arid, and temperate
connectivity
The ways in which different places, people, and ideas are linked together, creating networks that facilitate interactions and exchanges
culture
A total way of life held in common by a group of people, including learned features such as language, ideology, behavior, technology, and government
daylight savings time
A time cycle, where the clock is pushed an hour ahead of the original timing or is at the original timing, this is changed every Spring and Fall
distance
Can be absolute or relative – measures how far apart two things are
distribution
The arrangement of features in a space
distortion
Inaccuracies or misrepresentations that occur when translating three-dimensional geographic features onto two-dimensional maps
environmental geography
The branch of science that examines issues like climate change, pollution, deforestation, and urbanization to understand their impacts on both humans and the natural world
equator
The 0 degree line of latitude that wraps around the globe, separating the Northern and Southern hemispheres
friction of distance
Movement incurs some form of cost, in the form of physical effort, energy, time, and/or the expenditure of other resources, and that these costs are proportional to the distance traveled
geospatial technologies
A general term for the geographic information systems (GIS), remote sensing, and global positioning systems (GPS)
geospatial data
Information that has a geographic aspect to it, like coordinates or distribution patterns
geocaching
A hunt for a cache where the Global Positioning System (GPS) coordinates which are placed on the internet by other geocachers
Greenwich Mean Time
The time in the zone encompassing the prime meridian, or 0° longitude
landscape analysis
A process of studying and describing a landscape, generally with the goal of assessing the impact of humans on that space
International Date Line (IDL)
The line extending between the South and North Poles that is the boundary between one calendar day and the next (about 180 degrees longitude)
latitude
The numbering system used to indicate the location of parallels drawn on a globe and measuring distance north and south of the equator
local time
The official time for a region, depending on where it is located
location theory
A logical attempt to explain the locational pattern of an economic activity and the manner in which its producing area are interrelated
locator maps
Show the absolute location of a specific event
longitude
The set of curving imaginary lines that run North-South, coming together at the poles. They measure distance, in degrees, East or West of the Prime Meridian
