Unit one Scales

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Formal (or uniform or homogeneous) region

An area in which everyone shares in one or more distinctive characteristics

Functional (or nodal) region

An area organized around a node or focal point

Globalization

Actions or processes that involve the entire world and result in making something worldwide in scope

Glocal

Term used to describe the simultaneous process of global-process phenomena impacting local scale activities, and the impact local actions can have on global scale processes.

Meridian

An arc drawn on top of a map between the North and South poles

Parallel

A circle drawn around the globe parallel to the equator and at right angles at the meridians

Region

An area distinguished by a unique combination of trends or features

Scale

Generally, the relationship between the portion of Earth being studied and the Earth as a whole, specifically the relationship between the size of an object on a map and the size of the actual feature on Earth’s surface

Site

Physical character of a place

Situation

The location of a place relative to other places

Transnational corporation

A company that conducts research, operates, and sells products in many countries, not just where its headquarters or shareholders are located

Vernacular (or perceptual) region

An area that people believe to exist as part of their cultural identity