Built Landscape
an area of land represented by its features and patterns of human occupation and use of natural resources [Changing attribute of a place]
Cultural Landscape
the visible imprint of human activity and culture on the landscape
Culture Hearth
a center where cultures developed and from which ideas and traditions spread outward
Density
the amount per unit size, the spacial property of being crowded together.
Diffusion, relocation, expansion, hierarchical, contagious
a) The spread of an idea through physical movement of people.b) Diffusion expands in the area you are in.c) A form of diffusion where an idea spreads by trickling down from larger to smaller adoption unitsd) Cultural trait spreading across population
Direction
a general course along which something has a tendency to develop.a) Where an object faces regardless of its orientation.b) Where an object faces in regards to its orientation.
Dispersion
the act of dispersing or diffusing something
Concentration
strengthening the concentration (as of a solute in a mixture) by removing extraneous material
Distance
a) definite length between point a and bb) length between point a and b, not necessarily straight.
Distortion
the mistake of misrepresenting the facts
Distribution
the act of distributing or spreading or apportioning
Environmental Determinism
the view that the natural environment has a controlling influence over various aspects of human life including cultural development
Location
a) Latitude/Longitudeb) Relative location in relation to other places.
Physical attributes
Natural Landscape
Region, formal, functional, perceptual
a) Collection of smaller units which create a whole.b) Region that has a defined core and retains a specific characteristic that diminishes outwards.c) an area that people believe exists as part of their cultural identity
Scale
size or measure according to a scale
Sequent Occupation
the notion that succedsive societies leave their cultural imprints on a place each contributing to the cumulative cultural land scape
Site
physical position in relation to the surroundings
Situation
a condition or position in which you find yourself
Size
the property resulting from being one of a series of graduated measurements (as of clothing)
Spatial
relating to space
Spatial Interaction
the movement of people, goods and ideas within and across geographic space
Global Information System
uses a database of information to gathered to create layers, or "themes" of information that can be placed on one top of the other to create a comprehensive map
Global Positioning System
A set of satellites used to help determine location anywhere on the earth's surface with a portable electronic device.
Grid
Two sets of lines that cross each other, as on a map
Map
a diagrammatic representation of the earth's surface (or part of it)
Map Scale
compares a distance on a map with a distance in the real world
Thematic Map
shows climate, vegetation, natural resources, population density, economic activity, historical trends, movement, etc...
Cartogram Map
A presentation of statistical data in geographical distribution on a map
Dot Map
maps where one dot represents a certain number of a phenomenon such as population
Choropleth Map
a thematic map that uses tones or colors to represent spatial data as average values per unit area
Isoline map
A thematic map with lines that connect points of equal value.
Mental Map
maps that represent the mental image that a person has of an area-even of places we've never been.
Model
the act of representing something (usually on a smaller scale)
Projection
The system used to transfer locations from Earth's surface to a flat map.
Remote Sensing
The acquisition of data about Earth's surface from a satellite orbiting the planet or other long-distance methods.
Time Zones
region of the Earth that has adopted the same standard time