unit 1 part 2 Flashcards
(15 cards)
region
an area with shared characteristics
formal region
A region where people share distinct characteristics (Language/climate)
Functional/nodal region
An area centered around a node (cities)
perceptual region
a region defined by feelings/stereotypes (the Midwest)
distance decay
The idea that the farther things are the less important they become ; interaction between 2 places decreases as distance increases (language)
environmental determinism
Idea that the environment determines how humans develop (eskimos built igloos because the environment was cold)
possibilism
Idea that humans can change the environment to better fit their needs ; complete opposite of environmental determinism
Hoover dam
is an example of possibilism because the harsh environment in nevada could not give people access to water but they made that possible by making the Hoover dam.
sustainability
using renewable resources to preserve non renewable ones for the future (water, solar wind are renewable) (fuels and coal are non renewable)
cartographic scale geographic scale
the ratio between a distance on a map and the corresponding distance on the Earth’s surface. (a scale of 1:24,000 means one inch on the map represents 24,000 inches on the ground)
geographic scale
the size of territory that is being researched
scale of analysis
the level at which you are examining data (global; whole world, National; entire country, Regional; state or province, Local; neighborhood)
distribution
arrangement of something on earth
cultural landscape
visible imprint of human activity on the environment (great wall of china)
Gravity model
model that shows the interaction between places based on size and distance
