APHGUnit1

Spacial Perspective

Why and how things are organized geographically.

Globalization

Processes that affect the world beyond national borders.

Physical Geography

Study of land masses and physical features.

Absolute Location

Exact address of a location defined by longitude & latitude.

Relative Location

How the distance of one location relates to another.

Site

Exact location of a city.

Situation

A place and its surroundings.

Human Environment Interaction

How humans interact with the environment and nature.

Cultural Ecology

How cultures interact with and utilize the natural environment.

Cultural Landscape

Areas that display culture.

Formal Region

An area with common cultural or physical features.

Functional Region

A region where specific activities or interactions happen.

Place

All physical and human attributes in a location.

Movement

Movement of things like people, goods, information, etc.

Spatial Interaction

Any human movement across space.

Friction of Distance

Difficulties of exchange between distances.

Distance Decay

Phenomenon decrease as you get farther from it.

Space-time Compression

Feeling of distance decreasing, aided by technology.

Map

A 2-D model of the Earth or a portion of it.

Cartography

The process of making a map.

Map Scale

Relationship between distance on the map and actual measurement.

Scale of Inquiry

Scope of a geographic analysis (local, national, global).

Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

A technology that analyzes geographic information.

Remote Sensing

Remote information taken from satellites or other technology. Ex: Satellites

Global Positioning System (GPS)

A navigation system. Ex: Google Maps