human Geography unit 1

Place

A specific geographical location defined by its physical and human characteristics. Places have unique identities shaped by cultural, historical, and environmental factors.

Time space compression

The phenomenon where advances in technology and transportation significantly reduce the time and distance between places, altering the perception of space and connectivity.

space

Area we occupy as humans

what is longitude and what does it measure

line is north to south - measures south to west

Name and what it does

Dot density map - exact location

Geography

Study of where things are found in earth’s surface and reason for their location

Physical Geography

Topography, climate, flora, fauna, soil

Human Geography

Population, Culture, Political and Economic

Five themes of Geography

Location, Place, Region, Human environment interaction, Movement

Name and what it does

Political Map- Shows boundaries between jurisdiction (cities, states, countries)

Name and what it does

Physical map- Shows features and elevation of certain regions

Name and what it does

Road map- A plan that shows pathways from one place to another

Name and what it does

Topographic map- Focuses on the location of elevation levels (mountains, hills, man made objects)

Name and what it does

Geologic map- Lays out what kind of rock surface is in a given area

1/94,000,000 - Zoomed out

Small scale

1/130,000 - Zoomed in

Large scale

Reference maps

Focus on location and draws out natural as well as man made features

Cartography

The science and career of map making

Cartogram

Shows amount by altering size - Ex: Texas would be small if the map was about democrats

Choropleth map

Tones, Darker colors = more

absolute location

refers to lines of latitude and longitude

Reflective location

Site and situation - sight: characteristics at the immediate location - Situation: location of a place relative to other places

Geographic information system

Computer system that can store, analyze, and display information from multiple digital maps or geospatial sets

Global positioning system

a satellite and ground

landscape Analysis

Defining and describing land - involves field observation

“Built environments”

Physical artifacts that humans have created and form part of the landscape

Cultural landscape

anything built by humans

Political Map

shows boundaries between jurisdictions

Physical Map

shows features and elevations of certain regions through changes of lines, colors and shapes

Road Map

A plan that shows pathways from 1 place to another

Topographic Map

Focuses on the location of elevation levels from mountains, etc.

Geologic Map

lays out what kind of rock surface is in a given area

Reference Map

Focuses on a location, how to get from point A to point B

Thematic Map

Shows spatial relationships or topic vs what it might actually look like

Key

provides description for illustrations on a map

Geography

The study of where things are found on earth’s surface and the reason for their locations

Physical geography

refers to topography, climate, flora and fauna, soil

Human Geography

Population, culture, political, economic factors, urbanization and agriculture

Proportional Symbol

circles show size or amount of something one area has compared to another

Cartogram

Shows size by altering shape, larger area for more of a variable being produced

Isoline

Connects points of equal or similar values

Coropleth

Changes color to show different data- weather!

Dot Density

uses points to show specific observations

Map Scale

relationship between distance on a map and the actual distance on earth

Map Projection

the process of transferring information from a 3D surface to a 2D surface

Cartography

science and career of making maps