World Geography Vocab - 1

Geography

The study of where things are found on Earth, and the reasons for the location.

Globalization

A force or process that involves the entire world and results in making something worldwide in scope.

Location

The position of anything on Earth's surface.

Site

The physical feature of a place

Situation

the location of a place relative to other places

4 types of maps

Isoline, Choropleth, Symbol, Proportional Symbol.

Scale

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

Distortion

a change in the shape, size, or position of a place when it is shown on a map

Topoynm

the name given to a place on Earth

Mercador Projection

Distorts size and area, greatest disadvantage is the poles, but features accurate shapes and directions

Robinson Projection

Distorts: Everything, but just a little. Tries to maintain everything, while excelling at nothing.

Isochrone

A line on a map or diagram relating to same or equal times.

Absoulute location

Location description using longitude and latitude.

Relative Location

The position of a place in relation to another place

Absoulte distance

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Relative distance

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Regionilization

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Formal/Uniform Region

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Functual/ Nodal Region

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Perceptual (vernacular) region

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Mental Map

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Natural Landscape

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Built Landscape

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Cultural Landscape

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Hearth

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Clustered

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Dispersed

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Agricultural Density

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Physiological Density

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Arithmetic Density

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Distance Decay

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Relocation Diffusion

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Expansion Diffusion

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Space-time compression

The reduction in the time it takes for something to reach another place.

Possibilism

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hierchal diffusion

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Contagious Diffusion

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Environmental Determinism

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Quantative data

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Stimulus Diffusion

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Census Data

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GPS

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GIS

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Qualitive Data

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Remote Sensing

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Field Data

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Urbanization

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Global Ecology

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