Unit 1: Thinking Geographically Flashcards
(20 cards)
Space
Geographical area or region on Earth’s surface, particularly the distance between objects or places.
Activity space
Referred to as the area wherein an individuals activities occurs on a daily basis.
Place
The unique physical and human characteristics of a specific location, including its location, locale, and sense of place
Place-name (Toponym)
Assigned to a location where human importance is recognized.
Regions
A type of place.
Sequent occupancy
The idea that different societies occupying the same location leave their cultural imprints on the landscape over time, creating a cumulative cultural landscape.
Scale
The relationship of an object or place to the Earth as a whole.
Map scale
Describes the ratio of distance on a map to distance in the real world in absolute terms.
Relative scale, or scale of analysis
Refers to the level of aggregation
Aggregation
The process of combining smaller, more detailed units of data into larger, more generalized ones
Scales can range from..
Local to city and state, from region to national to continental, or to the international and global scales.
Formal region
Areas of bounded space that possess some homogenous characteristic or uniformity.
Homogenous
Also called uniform or formal-an area defined by one or more shared characteristics.
Ex: a common language
Culture regions
Tend to have fuzzy borders.
Political regions
Boundaries are finite and well-defined.
Environmental region
Boundaries are transitional and measurable.`
Environmental transition zone between two bioregions
Known as an ecotone.
Ecotone
A transition zone between two distinct ecological communities or ecosystems.
Functional regions or nodal regions
Areas that have a central place, or node, that is a focus or point of origin that expresses some practical purpoe.
Market areas
A type of functional region,
