Unit 1 Vocab

Question 1

Longitude

Answer 1

the numbering system used to indicate the location of parallels drawn on a globe and measuring distance east and west of prime meridian

Question 2

Nonrenewable Resources

Answer 2

something produced in nature slower than it is consumed by humans

Question 3

Direction

Answer 3

a course along which someone or something moves

Question 4

Density

Answer 4

the frequency with which something exists within a given unit of area

Question 5

Dispersal

Answer 5

objects farther apart, more space

Question 6

Distribution

Answer 6

the arrangement of something across earth’s surface

Question 7

Scale of Analysis

Answer 7

how information is organized

Question 8

Diffusion

Answer 8

The spread of a feature or idea from one place to another over time

Question 9

Elevation

Answer 9

height above a given level, especially sea level

Question 10

GIScience

Answer 10

the development and analysis of data about earth acquired through satellite and other electronic information technologies

Question 11

Reference Maps

Answer 11

maps that show where something is in space

Question 12

Relative Location

Answer 12

where a place is related to other places

Question 13

Thematic Maps

Answer 13

map that portrays the geographic pattern of a particular subject matter (theme) in a geographic area

Question 14

Region

Answer 14

a broad geographic area distinguished by similar features

Question 15

Concentration

Answer 15

the spread of something over a given area

Question 16

Spatial Patterns

Answer 16

the arrangement, structure, and placement of objects within any given landscape

Question 17

Absolute Distance

Answer 17

how close one thing is to another, exact distance

Question 18

Aggregation

Answer 18

organizing or grouping data into different categories based on similar characteristics

Question 19

Quantitative Data

Answer 19

the numbers relating to something

Question 20

Projection

Answer 20

system used to transfer locations from the earth’s surface to a flat map

Question 21

Environmental Determinism

Answer 21

An early approach of geography that claimed that
geography was the study of how the physical environment
impacted human development and activitiesa 19th century approach to the study of geography, general laws could be found in physical sciences

Question 22

GPS

Answer 22

system that determines the precise position of something on earth through satellites, tracking stations, and receivers.

Question 23

Qualitive Data

Answer 23

The characteristics of something

Question 24

GIS

Answer 24

computer system that stores, organizes, analyzes, and displays geographic data

Question 25

Distort

Answer 25

pull or twist out of shape (shape, size, direction, distance, area)

Question 26

Relative Distance

Answer 26

how near one thing is to another (not exact)

Question 27

Space-Time Compression

Answer 27

the reduction in the time it takes to diffuse something to a distant place, improved transport

Question 28

Peripheral Regions

Answer 28

countries that are often considered less developed

Question 29

Absolute Location

Answer 29

exact place on Earth, often given in terms of latitude and longitude

Question 30

Possibilism

Answer 30

the theory that the physical environment may set limits to human actions but people have the ability to adjust to physical environment to chose action from alternatives

Question 31

Space

Answer 31

the physical gap or interval between two objects

Question 32

Clustering

Answer 32

objects close together, less space

Question 33

Renewable Resources

Answer 33

something produced in nature more rapidly than it is consumed by humans

Question 34

Latitude

Answer 34

the numbering system used to indicate the location of parallels drawn on a globe and measuring distance north and south of the equator

Question 35

Distance Decay

Answer 35

the diminishing in importance and eventual disappearance of a phenomenon with increasing distance from its origin

Question 36

Remote Sensing

Answer 36

the acquisition of data about earth's surface from a satellite orbiting the planet or from other long distance methods

Question 37

Pattern

Answer 37

the geometric or regular arrangement of something in a study area

Question 38

Scale

Answer 38

the relationship between the portion of earth being studied and earth as a whole

Question 39

Subregion

Answer 39

a subdivision of a region, often categorized by one characteristic