Think Geographically

Scale of Analysis

The scope of a geographic analysis such as whether the subject of its study affects a village or the entire world

Proportional Thematic Map

Uses symbols to display the frequency of some variable

Location

Explains where something is on Earth

Regional Identity

A kind of spatial identity on a certain scale called the meso-level

Reference Maps

Shows location of something or summarises the landscape of a place

Uniform Spatial Pattern

Where every point is as far from all of its neighbors, same amount of distance between each point

Cardinal Directions

North, South, East, West

Mercator Projection Map

A map used for navigation so navigational direction and landform shape are accurately represented, land form sizes are distorted

Robinson Projection Map

Created by Arther Robison to let people see a flat map of Earth that didn’t distort any properties. Therefore equally distorts all 4 properties

Winkle Tripel Projection

Created by Oswald WInkle. Specifically as a compromise projection, signigicantly minimizing distortion of three properties- area, direction, distance

Clustered Spatial Pattern

Where many points are concentrated close together, while large areas contain very few point

Perceptual Region

A group of places linked together because of perceptions about those places

Geogeaphic Imformation Systems (GIS)

Refers to geospatial technology that stores geographic data in space often layering

Friction of Distance

The degree to which distance interferes with interaction between places

Remote Sensing

Collection of info from satellites and distant collection systems not in physical contact with the objects being analyzed

Formal Region

An area that has common cultural or physical features

Gall-Peters Projection

See how different landforms compare in shape/ size landforms are not distored by shape is

Time-Space Compression

The increasing sense that the world is “becoming smaller” people in distant places can feel closer together because of improved communication and transportation tech, which reduce the friction of distance

Dot Density Map

Thematic Map that use equally sized dots to represent the frequency of a varible

Random Spatial Pattern

Where any point of data is equally likely to occur at any location and the position of any point is not affect by the position of another point

Linear Spatial Pattern

Where points are in the shape of a straight line

Distance

Refers to the represented distance between objects on the map

Quentitative Data

Spatial imformation presented in Numeric Form

Functional Region

A group of places linked together by some type of movement

Envirmental Determinism

A theory by ancient greeks that argues human behavior is determined by the physical enviorment

Global Positioning System GPS

Uses satellite-driven remote sensing to determine exact locations on the global grid

Intermediate Directions

North-west, North-east, South-west, South-east

Thematic Maps

Spatial pattern of one or a small number of geographic distributions

Isoline Thematic Map

Display lines that connect points of equal value

Choropleth Thematic Map

Show patterns of some variable using colors or degrees of shading

Qualitative Data

Spatial info presented in forms other than numbers such as news reports

Human-enviromental Interactions

How human activities affect thier enviroment and how enviromental changes impact human life

Direction

Refers to the degree of accuracy representing the cardinal directions and their intermediate direction

Spatial Relationship

Use spatial concepts, such as absolute and relative location, place, movement, flows, and patterns. How places interact

Cultural Deteminism

Argus, the only restrictions humans face are those they create

Distance Decay

Occurs when the intersity of some phenomenon decreases as distance from it increases

Map/map projection

A two demensional model of the earth or a portion of the earth

Shape

Refers to the geometric shapes of the objects on a map

Size

Refers to a relative amount of space taken up on the map by landforms or objects on a map

Grid Spatial Patterns

The way cities were planned in the western frontier areas of the US

Possibilism

A theory that counter-argues enviromental determinism

Cartogram

A map that uses space (area) on the map to show a particular variable

Absolute Location

Described by something’s location on the global grid, or the intersection of latitude and longitude

Relative Location

Described by something’s relationship to places around

Region

A spatial unit, or group of places that share similar characteristics

Place

Refers to all of the human and physical attributes in a location

Spatial Patterns

Describe the way people, objectsm and interconnected human phenomena are organized, distributed, and placed in the world