APHUG 1.1-1.3 VOCAB

International Date Line

Curved line 180 degrees longitude that runs from the North to South Pole, marking the transition between one calendar day and the next.

Relative Location

Description of where something is in relation to other things.

Connectivity

How well two locations are connected/tied together

Accessibility

How easily people from one location can get to people in another location.

Direction

used to describe where things are located - Cardinal* N E S W

Absolute Distance

Is distance measured in feet, inches, kilometers.

Relative Distance

Is distance measured in things like time money or travel

Elevation

distance of somethings above sea level

Distribution

how something is spread out over an area

Patterns

arrangement of things distributed like clustered linear dispersed central geometric and random

Clustered/Agglomerated Pattern

arranged in a concentrated area

Linear Pattern

arranged in a straight line

Dispersed Pattern

spread out over large area

Central Pattern

Equally spread out from central point *form circle

Geometric Pattern

regular arrangement forms shapes like squares

Random Pattern

no order

Landscape Analysis

defining or describing landscapes

Field Observation

Going to the field to directly observe firsthand info

Spatial Data

all info tied to a specific location

Developments in Gathering Data

modern tech improved ways for geographers to get spatial data

Remote Sensing

gathers info from satellites or out of atmosphere crafts

Aerial Photography

professional images taken from planes inside atmosphere

Interpreting Data

all data gathered should be understood/interpreted

Feildwork

observe and record info on field to collect geospatial data (specific geo loco)

Geovisualization

allow people to zoom in and out of loco in ways that were previously impossible *google earth

Community Based solution

increases people chance of success bcs they create buy in/designed from local residents

Becks Map

underground railroad map using lines created by harry beck based of relative loco easy to read + convienent

Popular Demand

1933 first maps released to people were very popular they demanded more